verb / noun · formal
peak
/piːk/PEAK
task1
to reach the highest point / the highest point itself
Examples
“Tourist arrivals peaked in August before falling in September.”
“The index peaked at 8,200 points last year.”
“Traffic congestion usually peaks during rush hour.”
Band 8 sentence
“Visitor numbers peaked at 1.2 million in July, after which they gradually declined as the season ended.”
Collocations
- peak at (a figure)
- reach a peak of ...
Word family
peaked adj / verb (past)peak (noun) noun
Common mistakes
the sales peeked at 10,000→the sales peaked at 10,000
peaked to 10,000→peaked at 10,000
Say it for a higher band
5reach the highest point→6reach a high→7+peak
Synonyms
reach a high
top out
Easily confused
peek
“She took a quick peek at the answers.”
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