Meaning of "peak" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEAK

Perhaps from pike², influenced by beak1; compare Spanish pico, French pic, Middle Low German pēk.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PEAK

peak  [piːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEAK

Peak is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb peak in English.

WHAT DOES PEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peak

Peak or PEAKS may refer to: Clothing ▪ Peak or Peak Sport, a sneakers brand from China Computing ▪ BIAS Peak, a professional audio editing program on the Apple platform ▪ GeeksPhone Peak, a mobile phone ▪ PEAKS, a proteomic mass spectrometry software, used to identify and quantitate proteins/peptides. ▪ The British English term for the part of a hat known as the visor in American English Geography and geology ▪ Hubbert peak theory or peak oil, a theory that oil production worldwide is expected to reach a maximum level after which it will decline ▪ Lenin Peak, rises to 7,134 metres in Gorno-Badakhshan on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan ▪ A mountain peak, see summit ▪ More specifically, a pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics and physics ▪ Peak electricity usage times or peak demand, see Energy demand management ▪ Peak, an -dimensional element of a polytope ▪ The...

Definition of peak in the English dictionary

The first definition of peak in the dictionary is a pointed end, edge, or projection. Other definition of peak is the pointed summit of a mountain. Peak is also a mountain with a pointed summit.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PEAK

PRESENT

Present

I peak

you peak

he/she/it peaks

we peak

you peak

they peak

Present continuous

I am peaking

you are peaking

he/she/it is peaking

we are peaking

you are peaking

they are peaking

Present perfect

I have peaked

you have peaked

he/she/it has peaked

we have peaked

you have peaked

they have peaked

Present perfect continuous

I have been peaking

you have been peaking

he/she/it has been peaking

we have been peaking

you have been peaking

they have been peaking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I peaked

you peaked

he/she/it peaked

we peaked

you peaked

they peaked

Past continuous

I was peaking

you were peaking

he/she/it was peaking

we were peaking

you were peaking

they were peaking

Past perfect

I had peaked

you had peaked

he/she/it had peaked

we had peaked

you had peaked

they had peaked

Past perfect continuous

I had been peaking

you had been peaking

he/she/it had been peaking

we had been peaking

you had been peaking

they had been peaking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will peak

you will peak

he/she/it will peak

we will peak

you will peak

they will peak

Future continuous

I will be peaking

you will be peaking

he/she/it will be peaking

we will be peaking

you will be peaking

they will be peaking

Future perfect

I will have peaked

you will have peaked

he/she/it will have peaked

we will have peaked

you will have peaked

they will have peaked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been peaking

you will have been peaking

he/she/it will have been peaking

we will have been peaking

you will have been peaking

they will have been peaking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would peak

you would peak

he/she/it would peak

we would peak

you would peak

they would peak

Conditional continuous

I would be peaking

you would be peaking

he/she/it would be peaking

we would be peaking

you would be peaking

they would be peaking

Conditional perfect

I would have peak

you would have peak

he/she/it would have peak

we would have peak

you would have peak

they would have peak

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been peaking

you would have been peaking

he/she/it would have been peaking

we would have been peaking

you would have been peaking

they would have been peaking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you peak
we let´s peak
you peak

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to peak

Past participle

peaked

Present Participle

peaking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PEAK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peak» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of peak

acme · aiguille · alp · apex · apogee · ben · berg · brow · climax · crest · crown · culminate · culmination · fell · high point · hill · massif · mount · mountain · ne plus ultra · pinnacle · point · summit · tip · top · tor · zenith

TRANSLATION OF PEAK

Find out the translation of peak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of peak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peak» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 顶峰
• Translator English - Spanish: pico
• English: peak
• Translator English - Hindi: शिखर
• Translator English - Arabic: ذُرْوَةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: вершина
• Translator English - Portuguese: pico
• Translator English - Bengali: শিখর
• Translator English - French: pic
• Translator English - Malay: Puncak
• Translator English - German: Gipfel
• Translator English - Japanese: 尖端
• Translator English - Korean: 뾰족한 끝
• Translator English - Javanese: Puncak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đỉnh
• Translator English - Tamil: உச்ச
• Translator English - Marathi: शिखर
• Translator English - Turkish: zirve
• Translator English - Italian: picco
• Translator English - Polish: szczyt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пік
• Translator English - Romanian: apogeu
• Translator English - Greek: κορυφή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoogtepunt
• Translator English - Swedish: topp
• Translator English - Norwegian: topp

10 QUOTES WITH «PEAK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peak.

1

Chris Anderson

And it's interesting, when you look at the predictions made during the peak of the boom in the 1990s, about e-commerce, or internet traffic, or broadband adoption, or internet advertising, they were all right - they were just wrong in time.

2

Sean Astin

I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline.

3

Rick Astley

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

4

Henry Ward Beecher

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

5

Juliette Binoche

But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit.

6

Pierce Brosnan

Together we are stronger, our voices louder, and the synergy of our actions more powerful. Together we can prevail on the Navy to put commonsense safeguards in place, like requiring its ships to avoid the most sensitive marine mammal habitats and to stop their training exercises during peak migrations.

7

Cao Cao

What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.

8

Lizzy Caplan

Don't peak in high school.

9

Duane G. Carey

And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career.

10

Gilbert K. Chesterton

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEAK»

Discover the use of peak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Peak

The story of Peak’s dangerous ascent—told in his own words—is suspenseful, immediate, and impossible to put down.

Roland Smith, 2008

Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow

This book explores how Conley's company "the second largest boutique hotelier in the world" overcame the storm that hit the travel industry by applying Maslow's theory to what Conley identifies as the key Relationship Truths in business ...

Chip Conley, 2007

Danger on Panther Peak

With his grandfather badly hurt in an accident on their ranch and the rest of the family in town, a young boy must go get help at the height of a blizzard, even though there is a panther prowling in the area.

Bill Wallace, 2008

Peak with Books: An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced ...

PERFECT FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR, CARE GIVER AND PARENTS ALIKE, Peak With Books shows how to use popular children's literature to build reading, writing, and cognitive skills in an inquiry-based environment.

Marjorie R. Nelsen, Jan Nelsen-Parish, 2001

Mental Training for Peak Performance: Top Athletes Reveal ...

Features suggestions and mind exercises to help athletes in many sports, including cycling, golf, running, swimming, tennis, and weightlifting.

Steven Ungerleider, 2005

Old-Time Fiddle Round Peak Style

Author Brad Leftwich, himself an acclaimed fiddler who learned the music in person from Jarrell, presents detailed, accurate transcriptions of 83 tunes (the bulk of Jarrell's repertoire) both in standard music notation and fiddle tablature, ...

Brad Leftwich, 2011

Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage (New Edition)

This selection from Hubbert's Peak, the leading book on the limits of our oil supply, forecasts what the future will bring for fossil fuels and what the alternatives are likely to be.

Kenneth S. Deffeyes, 2009

Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-hour Traffic Congestion

In this new book, Anthony Downs looks at the causes of worsening traffic congestion, especially in suburban areas, and considers the possible remedies, while analyzing the specific advantages and disadvantages of every major strategy that ...

Anthony Downs, 1992

Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your ...

The book concludes with guidelines for managers seeking to reshape their practices to achieve better performance from their own workforces and gain the resulting competitive edge.

Jon R. Katzenbach, 2000

Still Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-hour Traffic Congestion

Most Americans agree that traffic congestion is the major problem in their communities —and it only seems to be getting worse.In this revised and expanded edition of his landmark work Stuck in Traffic, Anthony Downs examines the benefits ...

Anthony Downs, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peak is used in the context of the following news items.

Pole first to ski down Broad Peak

Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres above sea level. It is part of the Gasherbrum massif in Baltistan on the ... «thenews.pl, Jul 15»

Napa heat forecast with 100-degree peak triggers weather alert

Jina Marsh, left, of Napa went to the Napa High School pool in June 2014 to beat the heat and teach her daughter Brianna, 5, how to swim. «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»

Roanoke County supervisors to scrutinize South Peak

A portion of a brick facade that previously collapsed is shown repaired in lighter shades on July 13 at the South Peak development facing busy ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»

— Published 16 minutes ago

On Broad Peak, climbers have not been so fortunate with most summit attempts being thwarted. Deep snow, high winds and unfavourable ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»

Roy Hodgson: Young Lions can reach peak at Russia 2018

Listen. Tweet0 Share0 Share0. Roy Hodgson believes England will be a side reaching its peak in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. «The FA, Jul 15»

Sam Hunt's "Take Your Time" Reaches New Hot AC Peak; Andrew …

Sam Hunt's "Take Your Time" re-enters the Top 15 at Hot AC. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness' "Cecilia and the Satellite" makes its first T15 ... «HeadlinePlanet.com, Jul 15»

Microsoft Xbox One's New User Interface: Sneak Peak

Xbox One is getting a makeover and it looks amazing. Bidness Etc tells what to expect from the interface. Microsoft Xbox One's New User ... «Bidness ETC, Jul 15»

Editorial: Preserve Giuffrida Park, Chauncey Peak

Two hundred million years ago, volcanic activity filled what is now the Connecticut River Valley with basalt, which later fractured and was ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»

Peak Strata Body Warns of "Concrete Cancer"

Australia's peak body for the strata sector is warning that an “epidemic” of concrete cancer that has blighted the Gold Coast could also hit other ... «Sourceable, Jul 15»

Pikes Peak Fallen Officers Ride honors those lost, raises money for …

But on Sunday, Divido honored his former colleague in a different way, this time by riding his motorcycle around the Pikes Peak Region, ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»