climb
verb (used without object)
to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only.
climbed
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past participleof climb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof climb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
climbverb (used without object)to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only.
Example Sentences
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Shares in Next PLC NXT 5.71%increase; green up pointing triangle climbed after the retailer lifted its guidance for the current fiscal year and posted sales for the second quarter ahead of expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lilly’s total revenue climbed 48% to $23.0 billion, up from $15.6 billion in the same three months a year ago, and handily beating a FactSet estimate of $20.7 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
That optimism filtered through to Asia, where Seoul -- which has been at the forefront of extreme volatility in the tech sector over the past month -- climbed more than four percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Shares climbed 3.6%, to $68.57, in premarket trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Clare climbed down first, clinging to the trunk with all four legs as he descended.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
