climbed

verbcrawl, move up

Synonyms for climbed

verb crawl, move up

Antonyms for climbed

Word Origin & History

Old English climban "raise oneself using hands and feet; rise gradually, ascend; make an ascent of" (past tense clamb, past participle clumben, clumbe), from West Germanic *klimbanan "go up by clinging" (cf. Dutch klimmen "to climb," Old High German klimban, German klimmen). A strong verb in Old English, weak by 16c. Most other Germanic languages long ago dropped the -b. Meaning "to mount as if by climbing" is from mid-14c. Figurative sense of "rise slowly by effort" is from mid-13c. Related: Climbed; climbing.

Example Sentences for climbed

He climbed down with difficulty, clutching one hand with the other.

The Old Man climbed shamefacedly down, followed by the others.

He had climbed halfway up Mortimer's strong back in his excitement.

The Guides and Buffs now climbed the ridges to the right and left.

She climbed on a high one and sat watching the sea as it sprayed just below.

Elizabeth had climbed on his knees many a time when she was a child.

"I'll be down in a wee while," John replied as he climbed the stairs.

A 'bus drove up as he reached the corner, and he climbed into it.

She climbed quickly into the carriage and said gaily: "Go ahead, Sami!"

I climbed into my saddle moodily, getting offence out of even this.