Words / A2

KLYM/klaɪm/

To climb is to go up using your feet and often your hands: climb a hill, climb the stairs, climb a tree. Go up is more general (lifts go up). Climb down is the opposite direction. A climb can be a noun: a long climb. Do not say “climb to the mountain” if you mean climb the mountain.

Meaning

To go up something using your feet and often your hands.

Examples

• “They climbed the hill before breakfast.”
• “The children climbed over the wall.”
• “We had to climb six flights of stairs.”

Good to know

climb + hill/stairs/tree. Opposite: climb down. Noun: a climb.

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