Culminating

B2 8+

Pronunciation: /kʌl.məˌneɪ.tɪŋ/

Definitions of culminating

verb to reach the highest point or final stage

Example Sentences

A1 The party is culminating in a cake cutting ceremony.

A2 The project is culminating in a final presentation next week.

B1 The negotiations are culminating in a peace agreement between the two countries.

B2 Years of hard work are culminating in the launch of our new product.

C1 The artist's career is culminating in a major retrospective exhibition at the museum.

C2 The political campaign is culminating in the candidate's victory in the election.

adjective resulting in the highest point or final stage

Example Sentences

A1 The culminating event of the school year is the graduation ceremony.

A2 The culminating project for the science class involved creating a working model.

B1 The culminating performance of the dance troupe received rave reviews from critics.

B2 The culminating chapter of the novel revealed the identity of the mysterious character.

C1 The culminating achievement of his career was winning the prestigious award.

C2 The culminating moment of the concert was when the special guest performer took the stage.

Examples of culminating in a Sentence

formal The project is culminating in a final presentation next week.

informal All our hard work is culminating in a big party this weekend.

slang Dude, this whole thing is culminating in the most epic showdown ever.

figurative The tension between them was culminating like a storm ready to break.

Grammatical Forms of culminating

past tense

culminated

plural

culminating

comparative

more culminating

superlative

most culminating

present tense

culminates

future tense

will culminate

perfect tense

has culminated

continuous tense

is culminating

singular

culminating

positive degree

culminating

infinitive

to culminate

gerund

culminating

participle

culminated

Origin and Evolution of culminating

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'culminating' originated from the Latin word 'culminare' which means 'to crown' or 'to reach the highest point.'
Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'culminating' has retained its original meaning of reaching the highest point or climax, but it is now commonly used in various contexts to describe the peak or final stage of something.