Ladder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈædɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈadə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈadə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈædɚ/.

Examples

he climbed the career ladder
she got a run in her stocking
Her nylons were running

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

run ravel

Parts of Speech

noun	steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
noun	ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress “he climbed the career ladder”
noun	a row of unravelled stitches “she got a run in her stocking”
verb	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging “Her nylons were running”

Word Forms

run	verb	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
ladder	verb	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
ravel	verb	tangle or complicate
ladder	noun	a row of unravelled stitches
run	noun	a row of unravelled stitches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leiter

Stufen, bestehend aus zwei parallelen Elementen, die durch Sprossen verbunden sind; zum Auf- und Absteigen

🇫🇷French

échelle

marches constituées de deux éléments parallèles reliés par des échelons ; pour monter ou descendre

🇪🇸Spanish

escalera

peldaños que constan de dos miembros paralelos conectados por peldaños; para subir o bajar

🇮🇹Italian

scala

gradini costituiti da due elementi paralleli collegati da pioli; per salire o scendere

🇵🇹Portuguese

escada

degraus constituídos por dois membros paralelos conectados por degraus; para subir ou descer

🇷🇺Russian

лестница

ступени, состоящие из двух параллельных стержней, соединенных перекладинами; для подъема или спуска

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीढ़ी

पायदानों से जुड़े दो समानांतर सदस्यों से युक्त चरण; ऊपर या नीचे चढ़ने के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

মই

ধাপে দুটি সমান্তরাল সদস্যের সমন্বয়ে গঠিত ধাপগুলি দন্ড দ্বারা সংযুক্ত; উপরে বা নিচে আরোহণের জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏணி

படிகள் மூலம் இணைக்கப்பட்ட இரண்டு இணை உறுப்பினர்களைக் கொண்ட படிகள்; மேலே அல்லது கீழே ஏறுவதற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిచ్చెన

రంగ్స్ ద్వారా అనుసంధానించబడిన రెండు సమాంతర సభ్యులతో కూడిన దశలు; పైకి లేదా క్రిందికి ఎక్కడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिडी

पायऱ्या ज्या दोन समांतर सदस्यांनी जोडलेल्या आहेत; वर किंवा खाली जाण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીડી

પગથિયાં દ્વારા જોડાયેલા બે સમાંતર સભ્યોનો સમાવેશ થાય છે; ઉપર અથવા નીચે જવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಣಿ

ಹಂತಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಲಾದ ಎರಡು ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಸದಸ್ಯರನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಹಂತಗಳು; ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോവണി

റംഗുകളാൽ ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന രണ്ട് സമാന്തര അംഗങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന പടികൾ; മുകളിലേക്കോ താഴേക്കോ കയറുന്നതിന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੌੜੀ

ਪੈਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਦੋ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਦਮ; ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾਂ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیڑھی

مراحل جن میں دو متوازی ارکان شامل ہوتے ہیں جو رنگز سے جڑے ہوتے ہیں۔ اوپر یا نیچے چڑھنے کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

梯子

由梯级连接的两个平行构件组成的梯级；用于爬上或爬下

🇯🇵Japanese

ラダー

段によって接続された 2 つの平行な部材からなるステップ。上り下り用

🇰🇷Korean

사다리

가로대로 연결된 두 개의 평행 부재로 구성된 단계; 오르거나 내리기 위해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thang

bậc thang gồm hai bộ phận song song nối nhau bằng các bậc; để leo lên hoặc xuống

🇹🇭Thai

บันไดปีน

ขั้นตอนที่ประกอบด้วยสมาชิกขนานกันสองตัวที่เชื่อมต่อกันด้วยขั้น สำหรับการปีนขึ้นหรือลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tangga

langkah-langkah yang terdiri dari dua anggota paralel yang dihubungkan oleh anak tangga; untuk naik atau turun

🇵🇭Filipino

hagdan

mga hakbang na binubuo ng dalawang magkatulad na miyembro na konektado ng mga baitang; para sa pag-akyat pataas o pababa

🇲🇾Malay

tangga

langkah yang terdiri daripada dua anggota selari yang disambungkan oleh anak tangga; untuk naik atau turun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سُلُّم

خطوات تتكون من عضوين متوازيين متصلين بدرجات؛ للتسلق لأعلى أو لأسفل

🇮🇷Persian

نردبان

پله های متشکل از دو عضو موازی که توسط پله ها به هم متصل شده اند. برای بالا یا پایین رفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

merdiven

basamaklarla birbirine bağlanan iki paralel elemandan oluşan basamaklar; yukarı veya aşağı tırmanmak için

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוּלָם

מדרגות המורכבות משני איברים מקבילים המחוברים על ידי שלבים; לטיפוס למעלה או למטה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ladder'?

The primary meaning of 'ladder' is 'steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ladder' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ladder' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ladder' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ladder' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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