climb

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• /ˈklaɪ̯m/
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• [ˈkhl̥aɪ̯m]
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• rhymes with -aɪm
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• homophone: clime
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From Middle English climben, clymben, from Old English climban (“to climb”), from Proto-West Germanic *klimban, from Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (“to climb, go up by clinging”), believed to be a nasalised variant of Proto-Germanic *klibaną, *klibāną (“to stick, cleave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick”). Cognate with West Frisian klimme (“to climb”), Dutch klimmen (“to climb”), German klimmen (“to climb”), Old Norse klembra (“to squeeze”), Icelandic klifra (“to climb”). Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.

347 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: شَعْبَطَة (šaʕbaṭa) — an act of climbing
• Catalan: pujada — an act of climbing
• Catalan: ascensió — an act of climbing
• Finnish: kiipeily — an act of climbing
• Finnish: kapuaminen — an act of climbing
• Finnish: kiipeäminen — an act of climbing
• French: montée — an act of climbing
• Italian: scalata — an act of climbing
• Italian: arrampicata — an act of climbing
• Italian: ascesa — an act of climbing
• Macedonian: искачување (iskačuvanje) — an act of climbing
• Polish: wspinaczka — an act of climbing
• Polish: wejście — an act of climbing
• Polish: wchodzenie — an act of climbing
• Portuguese: escalada — an act of climbing
• Portuguese: subida — an act of climbing
• Portuguese: ascensão — an act of climbing
• Russian: восхожде́ние (vosxoždénije) — an act of climbing
• Russian: подъём (podʺjóm) — an act of climbing
• Spanish: subida — an act of climbing
• Spanish: ascenso — an act of climbing
• Tagalog: pag-akyat — an act of climbing
• Turkish: tırmanış — an act of climbing
• Aklanon: saka' — to ascend, to go up
• Albanian: ngjit — to ascend, to go up
• Albanian: hip — to ascend, to go up
• Albanian: m'u nit (gheg) — to ascend, to go up
• Southern Altai: кӧдӱрӱлер (ködürüler) — to ascend, to go up
• Arabic: تَسَلَّقَ (tasallaqa) — to ascend, to go up
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq) — to ascend, to go up
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܪܵܝܹܡ (rāyēm) — to ascend, to go up
• Armenian: բարձրանալ (barjranal) — to ascend, to go up
• Assamese: বগা (boga) — to ascend, to go up
• Balinese: menék — to ascend, to go up
• Balinese: munggah — to ascend, to go up
• Bangi: bata — to ascend, to go up
• Central Bikol: sakat — to ascend, to go up
• Breton: pignat — to ascend, to go up
• Bulgarian: качвам се (kačvam se) — to ascend, to go up
• Bulgarian: изкачвам се (izkačvam se) — to ascend, to go up
• Catalan: escalar — to ascend, to go up
• Catalan: muntar — to ascend, to go up
• Cebuano: saka — to ascend, to go up
• Chinese Mandarin: 登 (dēng) — to ascend, to go up
• Czech: růst — to ascend, to go up
• Dutch: klimmen — to ascend, to go up
• Esperanto: supreniri — to ascend, to go up
• Estonian: ronima — to ascend, to go up
• Estonian: tõusma — to ascend, to go up
• Finnish: kohota — to ascend, to go up
• Finnish: nousta — to ascend, to go up
• Finnish: yletä — to ascend, to go up
• Finnish: kivuta — to ascend, to go up
• French: grimper — to ascend, to go up
• French: monter — to ascend, to go up
• Georgian: აცოცება (acoceba) — to ascend, to go up
• Georgian: აძრომა (aʒroma) — to ascend, to go up
• German: klettern — to ascend, to go up
• German: steigen — to ascend, to go up
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (steigan) — to ascend, to go up
• Greek: ανεβαίνω (anevaíno) — to ascend, to go up
• Gujarati: ચઢવું (caḍhvũ) — to ascend, to go up
• Hebrew: עלה (alá) — to ascend, to go up
• Hebrew: האמיר (he'emír) — to ascend, to go up
• Higaonon: paminahik — to ascend, to go up
• Hindi: चढ़ना (caṛhnā) — to ascend, to go up
• Hungarian: felmegy — to ascend, to go up
• Hungarian: felmászik — to ascend, to go up
• Icelandic: klifra — to ascend, to go up
• Indonesian: mendaki — to ascend, to go up
• Indonesian: memanjat — to ascend, to go up
• Irish: ardaigh — to ascend, to go up
• Irish: téigh suas — to ascend, to go up
• Irish: gabh suas — to ascend, to go up
• Italian: arrampicare — to ascend, to go up
• Italian: scalare — to ascend, to go up
• Italian: salire — to ascend, to go up
• Japanese: 登る (noboru) — to ascend, to go up
• Javanese: mundhak — to ascend, to go up
• Javanese: pènèk — to ascend, to go up
• Old Javanese: nek — to ascend, to go up
• Old Javanese: uṇḍa — to ascend, to go up
• Kashmiri: کھَسُن (khasun) — to ascend, to go up
• Kongo: manta — to ascend, to go up
• Korean: 오르다 (oreuda) — to ascend, to go up
• Kumyk: гётерилмек (göterilmek) — to ascend, to go up
• Kyrgyz: көтөрүлүү (kötörülüü) — to ascend, to go up
• Latin: ascendō — to ascend, to go up
• Latin: scandō — to ascend, to go up
• Lingala: mata — to ascend, to go up
• Macedonian: иска́чува (iskáčuva) — to ascend, to go up
• Macedonian: се иска́чува (se iskáčuva) — to ascend, to go up
• Malay: naik — to ascend, to go up
• Malay: memanjat — to ascend, to go up
• Malay: mendaki — to ascend, to go up
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: pamenahik — to ascend, to go up
• Mansaka: saka — to ascend, to go up
• Maranao: panik — to ascend, to go up
• Marathi: चढणे (caḍhṇe) — to ascend, to go up
• Central Sierra Miwok: čy·m- — to ascend, to go up
• Mongolian: өгсөх (ögsöx) — to ascend, to go up
• Norman: grîmper — to ascend, to go up
• Norwegian Bokmål: klatre — to ascend, to go up
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klatre — to ascend, to go up
• Occitan: montar — to ascend, to go up
• Occitan: escalar — to ascend, to go up
• Odia: ଉଠିବା (uṭhibā) — to ascend, to go up
• Old English: stīgan — to ascend, to go up
• Persian: بالا رفتن — to ascend, to go up
• Polish: rosnąć — to ascend, to go up
• Polish: wzrosnąć — to ascend, to go up
• Portuguese: subir — to ascend, to go up
• Quechua: siqay — to ascend, to go up
• Romagnol: muntêr — to ascend, to go up
• Romanian: urca — to ascend, to go up
• Russian: поднима́ться (podnimátʹsja) — to ascend, to go up
• Russian: подня́ться (podnjátʹsja) — to ascend, to go up
• Sanskrit: रोहति (rohati) — to ascend, to go up
• Scots: clim — to ascend, to go up
• Scottish Gaelic: streap — to ascend, to go up
• Serbo-Croatian: rasti — to ascend, to go up
• Serbo-Croatian: porasti — to ascend, to go up
• Lower Sorbian: łazyś — to ascend, to go up
• Lower Sorbian: lězć — to ascend, to go up
• Spanish: escalar — to ascend, to go up
• Spanish: subir — to ascend, to go up
• Sranan Tongo: kren — to ascend, to go up
• Swedish: klättra — to ascend, to go up
• Sylheti: ꠛꠣꠅꠀ (baoa) — to ascend, to go up
• Tagalog: akyat — to ascend, to go up
• Tamil: ஏறு (ēṟu) — to ascend, to go up
• Tetum: sa'e — to ascend, to go up
• Thai: ปีน (bpiin) — to ascend, to go up
• Thai: ขึ้น (kʉ̂n) — to ascend, to go up
• Turkish: tırmanmak — to ascend, to go up
• Ottoman Turkish: آشمق (aşmak) — to ascend, to go up
• Ukrainian: підніма́тися (pidnimátysja) — to ascend, to go up
• Unami: làkusi — to ascend, to go up
• Urdu: چڑھنا (caṛhnā) — to ascend, to go up
• Vietnamese: leo — to ascend, to go up
• Vietnamese: lên — to ascend, to go up
• Vietnamese: trèo — to ascend, to go up
• Waray-Waray: sag-ka — to ascend, to go up
• Waray-Waray: saka — to ascend, to go up
• Welsh: dringo — to ascend, to go up
• Yiddish: שטײַגן (shtaygn) — to ascend, to go up
• Albanian: ngjit — to mount, to move upwards on
• Albanian: nit (gheg) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Arabic: تَسَلَّقَ (tasallaqa) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܲܩܠܸܩ (saqliq) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܵܪܹܚ (čārēḥ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Armenian: ելնել (elnel) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Armenian: բարձրանալ (barjranal) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Armenian: մագլցել (maglcʻel) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Bashkir: менеү (menew) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Belarusian: ла́зіць (lázicʹ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Belarusian: пала́зіць (palázicʹ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Belarusian: ле́зці (ljézci) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Belarusian: пале́зці (paljézci) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Central Bikol: tukad — to mount, to move upwards on
• Bulgarian: катеря се (katerja se) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Catalan: escalar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Cherokee: ᎦᎴᎦ (galega) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Chinese Mandarin: 爬 (pá) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Chinese Mandarin: 登 (dēng) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Czech: lozit — to mount, to move upwards on
• Czech: lézt — to mount, to move upwards on
• Dutch: beklimmen — to mount, to move upwards on
• Egyptian: i-A-HqA-q:D54 (jꜣq) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Esperanto: grimpi — to mount, to move upwards on
• Estonian: ronima — to mount, to move upwards on
• Finnish: kiivetä — to mount, to move upwards on
• Finnish: kavuta — to mount, to move upwards on
• Finnish: kivuta — to mount, to move upwards on
• Finnish: nousta — to mount, to move upwards on
• French: escalader — to mount, to move upwards on
• French: gravir — to mount, to move upwards on
• French: grimper — to mount, to move upwards on
• German: klettern — to mount, to move upwards on
• German: steigen — to mount, to move upwards on
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (steigan) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Greek: ανεβαίνω (anevaíno) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Greek: σκαρφαλώνω (skarfalóno) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Gujarati: ચઢવું (caḍhvũ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Hebrew: טיפס (tipés) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Hindi: चढ़ना (caṛhnā) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Icelandic: klífa — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ido: klimar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Indonesian: memanjat — to mount, to move upwards on
• Irish: dreap — to mount, to move upwards on
• Italian: risalire — to mount, to move upwards on
• Japanese: 登る (noboru) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Korean: 오르다 (oreuda) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Lao: ຂິ້ນ (khin) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Lao: ຂິ້ນບູ່ (khin bū) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Latin: scandō — to mount, to move upwards on
• Latin: ascendō — to mount, to move upwards on
• Macedonian: се ја́зи (se jázi) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Magahi: 𑂒𑂯𑂚𑂪 (cahṛal) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Mongolian: гарах (garax) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Mongolian: авирах (avirax) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Mongolian: асах (asax) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Mongolian: өгсөх (ögsöx) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Nepali: चढ्नु (caḍhnu) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Norwegian Bokmål: klatre — to mount, to move upwards on
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klatre — to mount, to move upwards on
• Old English: climban — to mount, to move upwards on
• Old English: stīgan — to mount, to move upwards on
• Polish: włazić — to mount, to move upwards on
• Polish: wleźć — to mount, to move upwards on
• Portuguese: escalar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Portuguese: subir — to mount, to move upwards on
• Romanian: sui — to mount, to move upwards on
• Russian: взбира́ться (vzbirátʹsja) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Russian: взобра́ться (vzobrátʹsja) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Russian: ла́зить (lázitʹ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Russian: пола́зить (polázitʹ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Russian: ле́зть (léztʹ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Russian: зале́зть (zaléztʹ) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Scots: clim — to mount, to move upwards on
• Scottish Gaelic: dìrich — to mount, to move upwards on
• Scottish Gaelic: streap — to mount, to move upwards on
• Serbo-Croatian: peti — to mount, to move upwards on
• Serbo-Croatian: popeti — to mount, to move upwards on
• Serbo-Croatian: penjati — to mount, to move upwards on
• Somali: korid — to mount, to move upwards on
• Lower Sorbian: łazyś — to mount, to move upwards on
• Lower Sorbian: lězć — to mount, to move upwards on
• Upper Sorbian: łazyć — to mount, to move upwards on
• Upper Sorbian: lězć — to mount, to move upwards on
• Spanish: subir — to mount, to move upwards on
• Spanish: trepar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Spanish: esquilar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Spanish: esguilar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Spanish: resquilar — to mount, to move upwards on
• Swedish: bestiga — to mount, to move upwards on
• Thai: ปีน (bpiin) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Thai: ไต่ (dtài) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Turkish: tırmanmak — to mount, to move upwards on
• Turkish: çıkmak — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: ла́зити (lázyty) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: пола́зити (polázyty) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: лі́зти (lízty) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: полі́зти (polízty) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: підніма́тися (pidnimátysja) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: підійма́тися (pidijmátysja) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Ukrainian: піднятися (pidnjatysja) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Urdu: چڑھنا (caṛhnā) — to mount, to move upwards on
• Vietnamese: leo — to mount, to move upwards on
• Vietnamese: trèo — to mount, to move upwards on
• Welsh: dringo — to mount, to move upwards on
• Albanian: hip — to scale
• Bashkir: менеү (menew) — to scale
• Chinese Mandarin: 登攀 (dēngpān) — to scale
• Finnish: kiivetä — to scale
• Finnish: kavuta — to scale
• Finnish: kivuta — to scale
• German: aufsteigen — to scale
• Greek: ανεβαίνω (anevaíno) — to scale
• Irish: dreap — to scale
• Italian: scalare — to scale
• Latin: scandō — to scale
• Macedonian: иска́чува (iskáčuva) — to scale
• Marathi: चढणे (caḍhṇe) — to scale
• Central Sierra Miwok: čy·m- — to scale
• Polish: wspinać — to scale
• Polish: wspiąć — to scale
• Portuguese: escalar — to scale
• Serbo-Croatian: uspinjati — to scale
• Serbo-Croatian: uspeti — to scale
• Spanish: subir — to scale
• Spanish: trepar — to scale
• Thai: ไต่ (dtài) — to scale
• Albanian: kacavjerr — to move by using the hands and feet
• Bashkir: менеү (menew) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Chinese Mandarin: 攀登 (pāndēng) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Finnish: kiivetä — to move by using the hands and feet
• Finnish: kavuta — to move by using the hands and feet
• Finnish: kivuta — to move by using the hands and feet
• French: grimper — to move by using the hands and feet
• Galician: gabear — to move by using the hands and feet
• Galician: agatuñar — to move by using the hands and feet
• Galician: rubir — to move by using the hands and feet
• Galician: aganchar — to move by using the hands and feet
• German: klettern — to move by using the hands and feet
• Greek: σκαρφαλώνω (skarfalóno) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Irish: dreap — to move by using the hands and feet
• Italian: arrampicarsi — to move by using the hands and feet
• Japanese: 攀じ登る (yojinoboru) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Korean: 기어 올라가다 (gieo ollagada) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Macedonian: се ја́зи (se jázi) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Norman: grîmper — to move by using the hands and feet
• Norwegian Bokmål: klatre — to move by using the hands and feet
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klatre — to move by using the hands and feet
• Polish: wdrapywać — to move by using the hands and feet
• Polish: wdrapać — to move by using the hands and feet
• Portuguese: trepar — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: кара́бкаться (karábkatʹsja) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: вскара́бкаться (vskarábkatʹsja) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: взбира́ться (vzbirátʹsja) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: взобра́ться (vzobrátʹsja) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: ла́зить (lázitʹ) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: пола́зить (polázitʹ) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: ле́зть (léztʹ) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Russian: зале́зть (zaléztʹ) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Spanish: trepar — to move by using the hands and feet
• Spanish: escalar — to move by using the hands and feet
• Swedish: klättra — to move by using the hands and feet
• Tashelhit: ɣmmc — to move by using the hands and feet
• Tashelhit: ṛbbc — to move by using the hands and feet
• Thai: ปีน (bpiin) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Thai: ไต่ (dtài) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Ukrainian: здира́тися (zdyrátysja) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Ukrainian: лі́зти (lízty) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Ukrainian: зла́зити (zlázyty) — to move by using the hands and feet
• Finnish: harrastaa kiipeilyä — to practice the sport of climbing
• Finnish: kiipeillä — to practice the sport of climbing
• French: escalader — to practice the sport of climbing
• German: klettern — to practice the sport of climbing
• Irish: dreap — to practice the sport of climbing
• Italian: scalare — to practice the sport of climbing
• Macedonian: иска́чува (iskáčuva) — to practice the sport of climbing
• Norwegian Bokmål: klatre — to practice the sport of climbing
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klatre — to practice the sport of climbing
• Polish: wspinać — to practice the sport of climbing
• Polish: wspiąć — to practice the sport of climbing
• Portuguese: escalar — to practice the sport of climbing
• Spanish: escalar — to practice the sport of climbing
• Spanish: trepar — to practice the sport of climbing
• Swedish: klättra — to practice the sport of climbing
• Thai: ปีน (bpiin) — to practice the sport of climbing
• Thai: ไต่ (dtài) — to practice the sport of climbing
• Portuguese: subir — to jump high
• Galician: gabear — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• German: klettern — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Irish: dreap — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Italian: arrampicarsi — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Macedonian: по́лзи (pólzi) — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Norwegian Bokmål: klatre — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klatre — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Polish: piąć — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Portuguese: trepar — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Spanish: trepar — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Swedish: klänga — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Swedish: klättra — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Thai: เลื้อย (lʉ́ai) — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something
• Ottoman Turkish: صارمق (sarmak) — of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something