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to climb

to climb

1.0
Move up using your hands and feet, for example on rocks
  • verb
  • /klaɪm/
translation icon : subir
  • The children decided to climb the steep hill to get a better view of the sunset.
  • climb the stairs
  • climb the steps
  • climb a staircase

Otherwise I might just come out here and climb without filming it.

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Examples

  • And then, all right, we're going to climb the ladder there, I'm sure.

  • We've got to use them to climb to the top.

  • Now you guys can climb for the rest of the day.

  • A lot of people can climb that mountain.

  • I bet she can climb so high.

  • And tonight we are climbing that for sunset.

  • During the next three years, they climbed five of the Seven Summits.

    Academic text (2011)
  • By late April, Team Jordan had climbed as high as 23,000 feet.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Then she turned, gritted her teeth, and climbed up the rest of the ladder.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In New Orleans, fans snuck into a concert by climbing trees around the stadium.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to rise
vsto climb
718 1.0

To move upward into the air, like smoke or mist

focuses more on physical effort and climbing actions on slopes
to come up
vsto climb
571 2.2

To move from below to a higher place, like a diver rising to the surface

describes human physical upward movement, not passive appearance
to go up
vsto climb
442 1.0

To move to a higher position

specifies manual effort or following a rising route rather than general rise
to climb up
vsto climb
127 1.0

To move up using hands and feet, often with effort

is the base verb form rather than the phrasal variant
to mount
vsto climb
85 3.6

To increase or grow over time

describes physical upward movement by hand and foot rather than gradual increase
to ascend
vsto climb
54 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

adds the idea of using hands or feet and following a rising path
to move up
vsto climb
43 2.0

Go to a higher place or level

emphasizes physical hand and foot effort or a sloping route
to climb on
vsto climb
19 2.0

To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal

refers to going upward along a path or slope rather than mounting a surface
to scale
vsto climb
15 3.1

To climb up a wall or ladder to reach a higher place

focuses on general upward movement, not only steep surfaces
to hike up
vsto climb
11 2.5

Walk up a hill for exercise or enjoyment

covers any upward movement, including steeper or hand assisted ascent
3.7

To climb a mountain

is used for upward movement in many settings, not only mountains

Antonyms

150 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

Idioms

To move up in a company by getting promotions and more responsibility

To improve social position by getting more money, education, or important friends

To stop acting like you are better than other people

1 8.1

To feel very restless and anxious because of boredom or frustration

9.8

To tell someone to go away and stop annoying you

Phrasal Verbs

127 1.0

To move up using hands and feet, often with effort

29 1.4

Move down from a high place using hands and feet

19 2.0

To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal

5 1.6

To rise to a higher position, for example at work or on music charts

to climb down
  • Informal
3 6.2

Take back a public statement or position after pressure

Compounds

1 5.2

A very difficult task that you must overcome

7.4

An act of saying you were wrong or changing your view

A quick rise in amount or level

How High

to summit
5 6.2
to scale
15 3.1
to climb
1.0
to step up
74 3.4

Surface Forms

climb infinitive
climbed past
climbed past participle
climbing present participle
climbs third person singular

Etymology

Climb comes from the old English word climban, which meant 'to move up'. Think of pulling yourself up with hands and feet—that image helps you remember that to climb is to go upward, especially using your body.