climbto go up; ascend: climb the stairs, mount, scale: climb a mountainNot to be confused with:clime ? climate, weather; mood, atmosphere, tone: The argument made for a tense clime.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeclimb (kl?m)v. climbed, climb·ing, climbs v.intr.1. a. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet: We climbed until we reached the shelter. The truck climbed the mountain highway.b. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet: climbed down the ladder; climbed out the window.c. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.2. To rise slowly or steadily; ascend: The plane climbed into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.3. To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top.4. To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.v.tr.1. To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: The hikers climbed the mountain. We climbed the stairs. The tractor climbed the hill.2. To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls.n.1. An act of climbing; an ascent: a long, exhausting climb to the top.2. A place to be climbed: The face of the cliff was a steep climb.Idiom: climb the walls To be anxious or frantic.[Middle English climben, from Old English climban.]climb?a·ble (kl??m?-b?l) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.climb (kla?m) vb (mainly intr) 1. (often foll by: up) to go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc)2. (often foll by along) to progress with difficulty: to climb along a ledge. 3. to rise to a higher point or intensity: the temperature climbed. 4. to incline or slope upwards: the road began to climb. 5. to ascend in social position6. (Botany) (of plants) to grow upwards by twining, using tendrils or suckers, etc7. informal (foll by into) to put (on) or get (into): he climbed into his pyjamas. 8. to be a climber or mountaineern9. the act or an instance of climbing10. a place or thing to be climbed, esp a route in mountaineering[Old English climban; related to Old Norse klembra to squeeze, Old High German climban to clamber] ?climbable adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014climb (kla?m) v.i. 1. to go up or ascend; move upward or toward the top of something: The sun climbed over the hill. 2. to slope upward: The road climbs steeply. 3. to ascend by twining or by means of tendrils, adhesive tissues, etc., as a plant. 4. to proceed using the hands and feet (often fol. by along, around, down, over, etc.), esp. on or from an elevated area. 5. to ascend in prominence, fortune, etc. v.t. 6. to ascend, go up, or get to the top of, esp. by the use of the hands and feet: to climb a ladder; to climb the stairs. 7. to go to the top of and over: The prisoners climbed the wall and escaped. n. 8. an ascent by climbing: a climb to the hilltop. 9. a place to be climbed: That peak is quite a climb. [before 1000; Old English climban, c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch klimmen, Old High German chlimban; compare clamber] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.climbPast participle: climbedGerund: climbingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeclimbclimbPresentI climbyou climbhe/she/it climbswe climbyou climbthey climbPreteriteI climbedyou climbedhe/she/it climbedwe climbedyou climbedthey climbedPresent ContinuousI am climbingyou are climbinghe/she/it is climbingwe are climbingyou are climbingthey are climbingPresent PerfectI have climbedyou have climbedhe/she/it has climbedwe have climbedyou have climbedthey have climbedPast ContinuousI was climbingyou were climbinghe/she/it was climbingwe were climbingyou were climbingthey were climbingPast PerfectI had climbedyou had climbedhe/she/it had climbedwe had climbedyou had climbedthey had climbedFutureI will climbyou will climbhe/she/it will climbwe will climbyou will climbthey will climbFuture PerfectI will have climbedyou will have climbedhe/she/it will have climbedwe will have climbedyou will have climbedthey will have climbedFuture ContinuousI will be climbingyou will be climbinghe/she/it will be climbingwe will be climbingyou will be climbingthey will be climbingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been climbingyou have been climbinghe/she/it has been climbingwe have been climbingyou have been climbingthey have been climbingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been climbingyou will have been climbinghe/she/it will have been climbingwe will have been climbingyou will have been climbingthey will have been climbingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been climbingyou had been climbinghe/she/it had been climbingwe had been climbingyou had been climbingthey had been climbingConditionalI would climbyou would climbhe/she/it would climbwe would climbyou would climbthey would climbPast ConditionalI would have climbedyou would have climbedhe/she/it would have climbedwe would have climbedyou would have climbedthey would have climbedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011