klettern

Meaning

to climb (e.g. up a tree)

Concepts

climb

scramble

clamber

mount

scale

crawl

ascend

climb up

come up

copulate

creep

go up

ride

appear

ride a horse

climbing

swarm up

rise

rush out

step out

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɛtɐn/
Etymology

From Early New High German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley-. Related to Klette (“burr”) and Kleid (“dress”). Cognate with Hunsrik klettre.

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