monter
French, verb/mɔ̃.te/
monter is a French verb meaning “to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se déplacer vers le haut, se transporter dans un lieu plus élevé, s’élever, gravir, grimper”.
What does monter mean in English?
verb
- 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)
J'ai monté les valises.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Se déplacer vers le haut, se transporter dans un lieu plus élevé, s’élever, gravir, grimper. 2. S’élever en l’air. 3. Se placer et se déplacer dans un véhicule. 4. Aller à bord d’un navire, embarquer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of monter
- avoir infinitive multiword-construction
- être + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- montant gerund participle present
- ayant gerund multiword-construction participle
- étant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- monté participle past
- monte first-person indicative present
- montes indicative present second-person
- montons first-person indicative plural
- montez indicative plural present
- montent indicative plural present
- montais first-person imperfect indicative
- montait imperfect indicative singular
- montions first-person imperfect indicative
- montiez imperfect indicative plural
- montaient imperfect indicative plural
- montai first-person historic indicative
- montas historic indicative past
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monter?
- /mɔ̃.te/
- \mɔ̃.te\
- [mɔ̃.te]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monter in French?
monter appears 50 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).