climb

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

klaɪm

Definitions

An act of climbing.
To be anxious or frantic.
The act of getting to somewhere more elevated.
The act of moving upward on or along:ascension, ascent.
An effort of moving upward.
vi. subir; trepar; subirse, treparse.
To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet: We climbed until we reached the shelter. The truck climbed the mountain highway.
To rise slowly or steadily; ascend: The plane climbed into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.
To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top.
To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.
To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: The hikers climbed the mountain. We climbed the stairs. The tractor climbed the hill.
To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls.
An act of climbing; an ascent: a long, exhausting climb to the top.

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Españolascenso escalar esguilaresquilar resquilar subida subir trepar

Françaisescalader Gravir grimperMontée monter

Deutschaufsteigen Aufstieg kletternSteig steigen Steigflug

49 more languages

العربيةالتسلّق تسلق شَعْبَطَة

Беларускаялазіць лезці палазіцьпалезці

Българскикатеря се

Bosanskilen лазити

Catalàascensió escalar muntarpujada

Češtinalézt lozit růst

Cymraegdringo

Ελληνικάανεβαίνω ανέβασμα σκαρφαλώνω

Esperantogrimpi supreniri

فارسیبالا رفتن

Suomikapuaminen kavuta kiipeäminenkiipeillä kiipeily kiivetä kivuta kohota nousta vastainen vastamaa vastamäki yletä

Gaeilgeardaigh dreap

Gàidhligdìrich streap

Galegoaganchar agatuñar gabearrubir

ગુજરાતીચઢવું

עבריתהאמיר טיפס עלה

हिन्दीचढ़ना

Hrvatskilen лазити

Magyarfelmászik felmegy

Հայերենբարձրանալ ելնել մագլցել

Bahasa Indonesiamemanjat mendaki pemanjatan

Íslenskaklífa klifra

Italianoarrampicare arrampicarsi arrampicataascesa risalire salire scalare scalata

日本語上攀じ登る登る陟

한국어淩陟隮기어 올라가다 오르다

Latinaascendō scandō

Lingálamata

Македонскиискачување ползи се искачувасе јази

Монголавирах асах гарах

मराठीचढणे

Bahasa Melayumemanjat naik

नेपालीचढ्नु

Nederlandsbeklimmen klimmen

ଓଡ଼ିଆଉଠିବା

Polskipiać podbieg rosnąćwchodzenie wdrapać wdrapywać wejście wleźć włazić wspiąć wspinać wspinaczka wznoszenie wzrosnąć

Portuguêsascensão escalada escalarsubida subir trepar

Românăsui urca

Русскийвзбираться взобраться восхождениевскарабкаться залезть карабкаться лазить лезть подниматься подняться подъем полазить

Српскиlen лазити

Svenskabestiga klänga klättra

தமிழ்ஏறு

ไทยขึ้น ปีน เลื่อยไต

Tagalogakyat pag-akyat

TürkçeÇıkmak tırmanış tırmanmak

Українськаздира́тися лазити лі́зтипідійма́тися підйом підніма́тися підня́тися

اردوچڑھنا

Tiếng Việtlen lẹo trẹo

Examples

“Make ⟳ sure that you keep ⟳ checking to see ⟳ that everything remains safe throughout the climb ⟳.”

“The Mur de Péguère is a savage little climb ⟳, its last ⟳ four kilometres a narrow tunnel of trees and excited spectators urging on the straining riders.”

“I guess ⟳ the room wasn't so bad, except for the climb ⟳ to get ⟳ there. The stairs were destined to be a serious health hazard.”

“After a decade of prosperity, millions of Asians are likely to be pushed into poverty, and the climb ⟳ out of poverty will stall for millions of others.”

“This memorial dedicated to those / Who persished on the climb ⟳”

“An extended climb ⟳ in Treasury yields risks exacerbating the pressures that have ⟳ dogged a broad array of assets in recent months.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

climb down climb rate climbability Climbable climbazole climbdown

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