ADJ
- long, slow
- short
- arduous, difficult, exhausting, hard, sharp, steep
- easy
- steady
VERB + CLIMB
- do, make
- I was fitter the first time I did the climb
PREP
- on a/the ~
- I broke my ankle on a climb last week
- ~ from/to
- the short climb from the road to the summit
- ~ up
- They began the long climb up the hill
ADJ
- long, slow
- rapid
- gradual, steady
PREP
- ~ against
- the dollar's climb against the euro
- ~ in
- a steady climb in the cost of travel
- ~ out of
- a long slow climb out of recession
- ~ to
- her rapid climb to stardom
ADV
- high
- Don't climb too high
- slowly
PREP
- up
- He climbed slowly up the ladder
PHRASES
- climb to the top
- We climbed right to the top of the mountain
- go climbing (= climb up mountains for sport)
- He goes climbing in Scotland every summer
ADV
- gradually, slowly
- steadily
- steeply
- up
VERB + CLIMB
- begin to
- The path began to climb quite steeply
PREP
- from
- The road gradually climbs up from the village
- to
- The plane took off and climbed to 20,000 feet
ADV
- sharply, steeply
- Prices have climbed sharply in recent months
- steadily
PREP
- above
- The temperature had climbed above 90 degrees
- from, to
- Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million
