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/klaɪm/

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Translation

To move up something high, using your hands and feet.

Word origin

From Old English climban, meaning to go up by holding on.

Origin
Old English
Root
climban

Grammar

Verb typeregular (climb, climbs, climbed)

Examples

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"Climb" means to go up something using your hands and feet.

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"Climbs" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Climbed" is the past form of "climb".

When you climb, you move up a hill, a tree, or some stairs, often using both your hands and feet to hold on. You can also climb down to come back to the ground.

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This word is part of lesson 29.