how to pronounce climb

/ˈklaɪm/

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climb is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of climb in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… have more hills to climb and that is …”

meaning of climb

To climb means to ascend by means of a series of steps.

climb frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word climb occurs in english on average 22.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.