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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
peak
/piːk/
noun1 of 2
the time or place when something or someone is best, greatest, highest
- “Beat the egg whites until they begin to form peaks.”Tatoeba
- “The peak of the mountain is covered with snow.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)