climb down
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.
» She climbed down from the roof.
Sie kletterte vom Dach herunter.
Она спустилась с крыши.
Она слезла с крыши.
Вона спустилася з даху.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.
It took 2 hours to climb up, but 4 to climb down as our energy grew less and less.
(idiomatic, sometimes)To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.
- come down
Examples
36 sentencesShe climbed down from the roof.
Вона спустилася з даху.
ruОна спустилась с крыши.
deSie kletterte vom Dach herunter.
He climbed down from the tree.
Він зліз з дерева.
ruОн слез с дерева.
deEr kletterte vom Baum herunter.
They climbed down the tree.
Вони злізли з дерева.
ruОни слезли с дерева.
deSie kletterten den Baum herunter.
Tom climbed down the ladder.
Том спустився по драбині.
Tom can't climb down from the tree.
ruТом не может слезть с дерева.
Forms
climbs down, climbing down, climbed down, climbed down| Base form | climb down · to climb down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | climbs down |
| Present participle | climbing down |
| Past simple | climbed down |
| Past participle | climbed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb