CLIMB - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
move with difficulty, by grasping
Categories: Move
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
the act of climbing something
Example: it was a difficult climb to the top
Categories: Rise, Ascent, Ascension, Ascending
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Example: Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
Categories: Rise, Lift, Arise, Move up, Go up, Come up, Uprise
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
slope upward
Example: The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill
Categories: Slope, Incline, Pitch
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
improve one's social status
Example: This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
Categories: Progress, Come on, Come along, Advance, Get on, Get along, Shape up
Synonyms
Climbing, Wax, Mount, Climb up, Climb
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "climb" comes from Proto-Indo-European *gley-. It started in Proto-Germanic *klibaną. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *klimbaną. Later, people used it in Proto-West Germanic *klimban. After that, it was Old English climban. Over time, it became Middle English climben. Many other languages have similar words:.
- West Frisian: klimme
- Dutch: klimmen
- German: klimmen
- Old Norse: klembra
- Icelandic: klifra
🔗 Related Words
clamber – A related word in the same word family.
clay – A related word in the same word family.
glue – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.