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climb the ladder

climb the ladder verb: to advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.

Verb

climb the ladder (third-person singular simple present climbs the ladder, present participle climbing the ladder, simple past and past participle climbed the ladder)

  1. (idiomatic) To advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.

Forms of climb the ladder

third-person singular presentclimbs the ladder
present participleclimbing the ladder
past participleclimbed the ladder
pastclimbed the ladder
alternative formclimb up the ladder

Questions about climb the ladder

What does climb the ladder mean?
Climb the ladder means to advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.
What part of speech is climb the ladder?
Climb the ladder is a verb.
What is the past tense of climb the ladder?
The past tense of climb the ladder is climbed the ladder.

Words near climb the ladder in the dictionary

  1. climb downs
  2. climb into
  3. climb on the bandwagon
  4. climb rate
  5. climb rates
  6. climb the ladder
  7. climb the walls
  8. climb up
  9. climb up one's thumb
  10. climb up the ladder
  11. climb-down

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