ladder
verb/ˈlædə(r)/
/ˈlædər/
[intransitive, transitive] (British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ladder | /ˈlædə(r)/ /ˈlædər/ |
| he / she / it ladders | /ˈlædəz/ /ˈlædərz/ |
| past simple laddered | /ˈlædəd/ /ˈlædərd/ |
| past participle laddered | /ˈlædəd/ /ˈlædərd/ |
| -ing form laddering | /ˈlædərɪŋ/ /ˈlædərɪŋ/ |
- ladder (something) if tights or stockings ladder or you ladder them, a long, thin hole appears in themWord OriginOld English hlǣd(d)er, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leiter.
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