🧗 To go upward 🧗 An upward journey 📈 To increase ⛰️ An upward slope

to climb

146 2.2

Rise to a higher level, for example prices or numbers

verb
/klaɪm/

: subir

Billing rates also have been climbing steadily, according to the Altman survey.
prices climbed
rates climbed
climb to 52 percent

The same ladder we've climbed is the same ladder you slip down.

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Examples

The prices of homes have continued to climb steadily over the last few years, making it harder for many to buy.
The market has climbed so much so quickly.
In the last decade, however, that number began to climb, and it has now risen to roughly 20 percent.

Academic text (2012)
The use of solar cells to supply electricity is spreading rapidly, with sales climbing 17 percent annually.

Academic text (1999)
The list of the dead climbed up three more notches since our last telecast.

Fiction book (1996)
Between 1980 and 2003, filings climbed steadily (with only occasional mild dips) to 1,661,996 by 2003.

Academic text (2017)
After months of hard work, his confidence began to climb as he received positive feedback from his colleagues.
Due to increased demand, the cost of raw materials is expected to climb even higher in the coming quarter.

Synonyms

to rise

vsto climb

904 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

adds the idea of gaining status or position as well

to go up

vsto climb

454 1.5

To become higher in price or amount

covers that numeric increase and also rises in status or rank

to escalate

vsto climb

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

is mainly about upward change, not necessarily growing intensity

to mount

vsto climb

85 3.6

To increase or grow over time

can describe both steady and sudden rises in many contexts

to move up

vsto climb

43 2.0

Go to a higher place or level

is similar but often implies measurable increase across contexts

to ascend

vsto climb

39 4.4

To move up to a more important job or position

is more general and less formal about moving upward

to bump up

vsto climb

23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

is the general upward change rather than a single adjustment

to gain ground

vsto climb

16 4.0

To make progress and become more successful than others

focuses more on an absolute rise rather than relative gains

to move up in the world

vsto climb

7 4.5

To get more successful and reach a higher social or economic position

is broader, applying to prices, confidence, or social rank too

to climb up

vsto climb

5 1.6

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

focuses on increase generally, not only rank or internal promotion

to climb the corporate ladder

vsto climb

3 4.8

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

covers promotions but also nonorganizational increases like value rises

to rocket up

vsto climb

2 4.4

Increase very quickly to a much higher level

includes sharp rises but also covers gradual increases and status gains

to climb the social ladder

vsto climb

1 4.8

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

is the general term for rising in status or level

to soar up

vsto climb

1 3.8

Rise very quickly to a much higher level

can mean increase at any speed, not only very fast jumps

to upshift

vsto climb

5.8

To move to a higher position at work or in society

is similar but less tied to social or class change specifically

to soar upwards

vsto climb

3.4

Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures

is broader and can describe both slow and fast upward movement

Antonyms

to fall

∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

to decrease

325 2.0

To make something smaller in amount or size

Idioms

to climb the corporate ladder

3 4.8

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

to climb the social ladder

1 4.8

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

to climb down from one's high horse

Informal

1 8.5

To stop acting like you are better than other people

to climb the walls

Informal

1 8.1

To feel very restless and anxious because of boredom or frustration

to go climb a tree

Informal

9.8

To tell someone to go away and stop annoying you

Phrasal Verbs

to climb up

127 1.0

To move up using hands and feet, often with effort

to climb down

29 1.4

Move down from a high place using hands and feet

to climb on

19 2.0

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

to climb up

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

mountain to climb

Informal

1 5.2

A very difficult task that you must overcome

climb-down

7.4

An act of saying you were wrong or changing your view

rapid climb

3.6

A quick rise in amount or level

How High

to skyrocket

52 4.1

to soar

96 3.4

to climb

146 2.2

to rise

904 1.0

to increase

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

climb infinitive

climbed past

climbed past participle

climbing present participle

climbs third person singular

Etymology

Climb comes from the old English climban, meaning 'to go up', and people used it for any rising movement. So when prices, numbers, or confidence get higher, we say they 'climb' because they move up to a new level.