climbed

climbed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "climb": went up or ascended.

  2. 2.

    Rose gradually to a higher point or level.

  3. 3.

    Moved with effort into or out of something.

Related words

Antonyms: declined, descended, dropped, fell
See also: ascended, climb, climbing
Synonyms: ascended, mounted, rose, scaled

Etymology

Past tense of "climb," from Old English "climban." The "-ed" suffix marks the regular past tense, though the word's "b" remains silent as in the base form.