gravir

Meaning

to climb up

Concepts

climb

ascend

mount

scramble

scale

go up

climb up

rise

rush out

step out

climbing

🧗

clamber

mounting

Synonyms

grimper

monter

escalader

s’élever

escalade

🧗

varappe

se lever

être promu

se soulever

Translations

subir

trepar

trepar

tırmanmak

klimmen

klettern

escalar

klauteren

descer

montare

steigen

escalar

salire

erklimmen

enfilar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡʁa.viʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French:

In summary

Related to Old French graue (“claw”), from the idea of climbing using claws. Inherited from Old French gravir, from Frankish *krawjan, related to Proto-Germanic *krauwōn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to wind, twist”), see also Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”).