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culminating

UK
/ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/

Translations

culminatingadjective
UK
/ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/
The culminating event of the festival was the fireworks display.
L’événement culminant du festival était le feu d’artifice.
Additional translations
couronnantPlus littéraire ; exprime l’idée d’un aboutissement ou d’un point culminant final.
Synonyms
conclusive
peak
ultimate
decisive
final
climactic
culminateverb

culminating

Gerund

culminated
Past Simple
culminated
Past Participle
culminating
Gerund
UK
/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
US
/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
The negotiations culminated in a successful agreement.
Les négociations ont culminé dans un accord réussi.
Additional translations
culminerSens astronomique.
Synonyms
finish
climax
end
result in
culminate in
reach a peak
terminate
conclude

Definitions

culminatingadjective
Reaching the highest or most decisive point.
The culminating event of the festival was the fireworks display.
Being the final or climactic stage in a process.
The culminating chapter of the book tied all the plot threads together.
culminateverb
To reach a climax or point of highest development.
The negotiations culminated in a successful agreement.
To bring something to a final or climactic stage.
The festival will culminate with a grand fireworks display.
To reach the highest point above the horizon in its apparent daily motion (of a celestial body).
Sirius culminates near midnight during the winter months.
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