climb

CEFRA2

/ˈklaɪ̯m/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move upward, especially using your hands and feet.

  2. 02

    noun

    An act of moving upward.

Examples

  • It is difficult for you to climb to the mountaintop.

  • They decided to climb the mountain early in the morning.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯m]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To mount; to move upwards on.

  2. To ascend; rise; to go up.

  3. To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.

More examples

In context

  • A bear can climb a tree.

  • The hit song has climbed to the number one spot.

  • Prices climbed steeply.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English climben, clymben, from Old English climban (“to climb”), from Proto-West Germanic *klimban, from Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (“to climb, go up by clinging”), believed to be a nasalised variant of Proto-Germanic *klibaną, *klibāną (“to stick, cleave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick”). Cognate with West Frisian klimme (“to climb”), Dutch klimmen (“to climb”), German klimmen (“to climb”), Old Norse klembra (“to squeeze”), Icelandic klifra (“to climb”). Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.