Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

climb the ladder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: climb the lad-der
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Inflected Forms

climbs the ladder (present, singular) climbing the ladder (participle, present) climbed the ladder (participle, past) climbed the ladder (past) climb up the ladder (alternative)

Questions

What does climb the ladder mean?: To advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.

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