climb
verb /klaɪm/
/klaɪm/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they climb | /klaɪm/ /klaɪm/ |
| he / she / it climbs | /klaɪmz/ /klaɪmz/ |
| past simple climbed | /klaɪmd/ /klaɪmd/ |
| past participle climbed | /klaɪmd/ /klaɪmd/ |
| -ing form climbing | /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to go up something towards the top
- climb (up) something to climb a mountain/tree
- She climbed up the stairs.
- to climb a ladder/wall
- They climbed the steps to the front door.
- The car slowly climbed the hill.
- The boarding party began to climb up the side of the ship.
- climb (up) As they climbed higher, the air became cooler.
- You can climb to the top of the tower and take in the view.
- He climbed up and inspected the damage to the roof.
Extra Examples- Don't climb too high.
- He climbed slowly up the ladder.
- We climbed right to the top of the mountain.
- I loved climbing trees when I was a kid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- go climbingto go up mountains or climb rocks as a hobby or sport
- He likes to go climbing most weekends.
- He goes climbing every summer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- [intransitive] climb + adv./prep. to move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort, using hands as well as feet
- I climbed through the window.
- She opened the passenger door and climbed in.
- The boys climbed over the wall.
- Sue climbed into bed.
- Can you climb down?
- He finished digging the grave and climbed out.
Extra Examples- Two boys climbed onto the roof.
- He climbed into the truck and drove off.
- I climbed over the fence into the meadow.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- [intransitive] (of temperature, a country’s money, etc.) to increase in value or amount
- The paper's circulation continues to climb.
- climb + adv./prep. Interest rates climbed to 8 per cent.
- The temperature had climbed above 30 degrees.
- Prices have climbed sharply in recent months.
- The dollar has been climbing all week.
- Membership is climbing steadily.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2, Moneyb2- The vaccination rate began to climb slowly.
- Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million.
- Unemployment is still climbing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- rapidly
- sharply
- …
- above
- from
- to
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to move to a higher position in a chart, table, society or organization
- climb to something The team has now climbed to fourth in the league.
- In a few years he had climbed to the top of his profession.
- climb something The song also climbed the charts in North America.
- (figurative) to climb the corporate/career ladder
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- [intransitive] to go higher in the sky
- The plane climbed to 33 000 feet.
- The sun climbed higher in the sky.
- The plane took off and climbed to 20 000 feet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- slowly
- steadily
- …
- begin to
- from
- to
- up
- …
- [intransitive] to slope upwards
- From here the path climbs steeply to the summit.
Extra Examples- The path began to climb quite steeply.
- The path climbs steeply up the mountainside.
- The road gradually climbs up from the town.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- slowly
- steadily
- …
- begin to
- from
- to
- up
- …
- [intransitive] to grow up a wall or frame
- a climbing rose
go up
go through/down/over
increase
improve position/status
aircraft/sun, etc.
slope up
of plants
Word OriginOld English climban, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klimmen, also to cleave ‘to stick close to something’.
Idioms
climb/jump on the bandwagon
- (informal, disapproving) to join others in doing something that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself
- politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon
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