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climb
verb
B1
/ˈklaɪ̯m/
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
intransitive
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.
intransitive
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.
To ascend in a non-physical or figurative sense.
intransitive
To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
figuratively, intransitive
To mount; to move upwards on.
transitive
To scale; to get to the top of something.
transitive
To enter, mount or otherwise assume a position in or on a conveyance.
intransitive
To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
transitive
To practise the sport of climbing.
intransitive
To jump high.
intransitive
(botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
intransitive, transitive
Forms
he/she/it
climbs
-ing form
climbing
past
climbed
past participle
climbed
,
clumb
Example sentences
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Have you ever climbed Mt. Fuji?
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It is difficult for you to climb to the mountaintop.
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climb
An act of climbing.
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