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monter.

to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɔ̃.te/
  1. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)

  2. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs

  3. to get on, get in (a vehicle)

  4. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.))

  5. to stage, put on (a show)

  6. to ride (a horse)

  7. to mount (a horse)

  8. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position)

    transitive
    J'ai monté les valises.
  9. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.)

  10. to raise (increase the level, price etc.)

  11. to put up (a tent)

    Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit.
  12. to assemble (put together)

    Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit étagère atelier.
  13. to string (an instrument)

  14. to edit

  15. to cast on (stitches)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).

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