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Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters). 2. high point; summit. > *The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.* 3. a male given name. *** Everest *British* / ˈɛvərɪst / ## noun 1. Nepalese name: **Sagarmatha**. Chinese names: **Qomolangma**. **Chomolungma**. a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft) 2. any high point of ambition or achievement "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 *** ## Etymology ### Origin of [Everest](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/everest#hdr-headword-british-1) C19: named after Sir G. *Everest* (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India ## Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. > Because the only way to get back to base camp was via that icefall, Whittaker chose to stay above it on the mountain for five steady weeks as more camps were established up Everest. > > From [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) • Apr. 8, 2026 > > [](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) > But Everest, first scaled in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was a far more formidable and dangerous beast. > > From [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) • Apr. 8, 2026 > > [](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) > "I climbed my Everest in April and after you do something like that you've got to make your way back down and look for another mountain to climb," he said. > > From [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cn89zp1e38no) • Apr. 7, 2026 > > [](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cn89zp1e38no) > Police said that there was "no evidence" to suggest Everest guides were involved in the scam. > > From [Barron's](https://www.barrons.com/news/nepal-vows-action-against-trekker-rescue-scam-0b131f3e) • Apr. 7, 2026 > > [](https://www.barrons.com/news/nepal-vows-action-against-trekker-rescue-scam-0b131f3e) > European knowledge of Mount Everest depends on a long history of discovery, exploration, surveying and cartography. > > From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton > >  Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 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*American* \[**ev**\-er-ist, **ev**\-rist\] / ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst / noun 1. Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters). 2. high point; summit. > *The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.* 3. a male given name. *** Everest *British* / ˈɛvərɪst / noun 1. Nepalese name: **Sagarmatha**. Chinese names: **Qomolangma**. **Chomolungma**. a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft) 2. any high point of ambition or achievement "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 *** ## Etymology ### Origin of [Everest](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/everest#hdr-headword-british-1) C19: named after Sir G. *Everest* (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India ## Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. > Because the only way to get back to base camp was via that icefall, Whittaker chose to stay above it on the mountain for five steady weeks as more camps were established up Everest. > > From [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) • Apr. 8, 2026 > > [](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) > But Everest, first scaled in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was a far more formidable and dangerous beast. > > From [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) • Apr. 8, 2026 > > [](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-04-08/jim-whittaker-dead) > "I climbed my Everest in April and after you do something like that you've got to make your way back down and look for another mountain to climb," he said. > > From [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cn89zp1e38no) • Apr. 7, 2026 > > [](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cn89zp1e38no) > Police said that there was "no evidence" to suggest Everest guides were involved in the scam. > > From [Barron's](https://www.barrons.com/news/nepal-vows-action-against-trekker-rescue-scam-0b131f3e) • Apr. 7, 2026 > > [](https://www.barrons.com/news/nepal-vows-action-against-trekker-rescue-scam-0b131f3e) > European knowledge of Mount Everest depends on a long history of discovery, exploration, surveying and cartography. > > From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton > >  Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.