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climb up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌklaɪm ˈʌp/

climb up means: To move to a higher place along something, often using your hands and feet.

verb

GO UP SOMETHINGA2

To move to a higher place along something, often using your hands and feet.

  • Climb up the ladder carefully.
  • The children climbed up a tree to see the nest.
  • Have you ever climbed up that mountain?

How to use it: climb up something (We climbed up the steep hill.)

Similar words: ascend, go up

Opposites: climb down, descend

Common phrases: climb up a ladder, climb up the stairs, climb up a tree

RISE GRADUALLYB1

To move higher or increase little by little.

  • Prices continue to climb up.
  • The balloon climbed up slowly above the trees.
  • By noon, the temperature had climbed up to thirty degrees.

How to use it: climb up to + amount/height (The temperature climbed up to thirty degrees.)

Similar words: rise, increase, go up

Opposites: fall, decrease

Common phrases: climb up steadily, climb up slowly, climb up to something

Questions about climb up

What does climb up mean?

To move to a higher place along something, often using your hands and feet.

What is climb up in other languages?

Türkçe: tırmanmak · Español: subir · Français: grimper · Deutsch: hinaufklettern · Italiano: arrampicarsi · 日本語: 登る

How do you pronounce climb up?

It is pronounced /ˌklaɪm ˈʌp/.

How do you use climb up in a sentence?

Climb up the ladder carefully. The children climbed up a tree to see the nest.

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