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I had always realized it was desirable to gear down the jet.
Frank Whittle

Meaning of "gear down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GEAR DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GEAR DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gear down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gear down in English.

WHAT DOES GEAR DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gear down in the English dictionary

The definition of gear down in the dictionary is to adapt to a new situation by decreasing output, intensity of operations, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GEAR DOWN

PRESENT

Present
I gear down
you gear down
he/she/it gears down
we gear down
you gear down
they gear down
Present continuous
I am gearing down
you are gearing down
he/she/it is gearing down
we are gearing down
you are gearing down
they are gearing down
Present perfect
I have geared down
you have geared down
he/she/it has geared down
we have geared down
you have geared down
they have geared down
Present perfect continuous
I have been gearing down
you have been gearing down
he/she/it has been gearing down
we have been gearing down
you have been gearing down
they have been gearing down
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I geared down
you geared down
he/she/it geared down
we geared down
you geared down
they geared down
Past continuous
I was gearing down
you were gearing down
he/she/it was gearing down
we were gearing down
you were gearing down
they were gearing down
Past perfect
I had geared down
you had geared down
he/she/it had geared down
we had geared down
you had geared down
they had geared down
Past perfect continuous
I had been gearing down
you had been gearing down
he/she/it had been gearing down
we had been gearing down
you had been gearing down
they had been gearing down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gear down
you will gear down
he/she/it will gear down
we will gear down
you will gear down
they will gear down
Future continuous
I will be gearing down
you will be gearing down
he/she/it will be gearing down
we will be gearing down
you will be gearing down
they will be gearing down
Future perfect
I will have geared down
you will have geared down
he/she/it will have geared down
we will have geared down
you will have geared down
they will have geared down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gearing down
you will have been gearing down
he/she/it will have been gearing down
we will have been gearing down
you will have been gearing down
they will have been gearing down
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gear down
you would gear down
he/she/it would gear down
we would gear down
you would gear down
they would gear down
Conditional continuous
I would be gearing down
you would be gearing down
he/she/it would be gearing down
we would be gearing down
you would be gearing down
they would be gearing down
Conditional perfect
I would have gear down
you would have gear down
he/she/it would have gear down
we would have gear down
you would have gear down
they would have gear down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gearing down
you would have been gearing down
he/she/it would have been gearing down
we would have been gearing down
you would have been gearing down
they would have been gearing down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gear down
we let´s gear down
you gear down
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gear down
Past participle
geared down
Present Participle
gearing down
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GEAR DOWN

geal
gean
geanticlinal
geanticline
gear
gear change
gear cluster
gear knob
gear lever
gear ratio
gear stick
gear train
gear up
gearbox
gearcase
gearhead
gearing
gearless
gearshift
gearwheel

WORDS THAT END LIKE GEAR DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of gear down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gear down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GEAR DOWN

Find out the translation of gear down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gear down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gear down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

起落架放下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

gear down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे गियर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العتاد أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

передач вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engrenagem para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গিয়ার ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démultiplier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rendahkan gear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

herunterschalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダウンギア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래로 기어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindah mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồ xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேகத்தை குறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गिअर खाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vites küçültmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

marcia verso il basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bieg w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передач вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unelte de jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταχύτητα κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

växel ner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utstyr ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gear down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GEAR DOWN»

The term «gear down» is regularly used and occupies the 64.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GEAR DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gear down

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QUOTES WITH «GEAR DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gear down.
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Frank Whittle
I had always realized it was desirable to gear down the jet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEAR DOWN»

Discover the use of gear down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gear down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
... other days you just know this is going to be a loaf -along trip with maybe 50 miles as a goal. (Sure, I said 50 miles; I'm 57 and a lot older than most of you and I can do it.) So on down days you don't pedal as hard, gear down sooner, take ...
2
LOCKHEED S-3 VIKING: FLIGHT MANUAL
Electrical power is applied to the gear-down solenoid energizing the landing gear selector valve to the gear-down position. The control valve is detented in the gear-down position. With weight on wheels and the landing gear handle in the ...
COSTARMAEREO, 2000
3
MACDONNELL DOUGLAS KC - 10: FLIGHT MANUAL - 2
FLIGHT MANUAL - 2 COSTARMAEREO. List of Charts (Continued) Figure 12-57 12-58 12-59 12-60 12-61 12-62 12-63 12-64 12-65 12-66 12-67 12-68 12-69 12- 70 12-71 12-72 12-73 Title Three Engine Climb - Time to Climb Gear Down ...
COSTARMAEREO, 2008
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F-4 Phantom Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
-UNITS. CATAPULT Transition From Catapult (without drooped ailerons) Gear Down . (without drooped ailerons) Gear Up (with drooped ailerons) Gear Down ( with drooped ailerons) Gear Up) MILITARY POWER CLIMB Drag Index=0 .
Periscope Film Com, 2007
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Manuale Volo Lockheed F104C 1958-59 (eng): FLIGHT MANUAL ...
When the airplane is on the ground with the gear down-and-loclted, a solenoid- operated locking mechanism locks the landing gear lever in the DOWN position. This locking mechanistn is provided with a mechanical down-lock bypass, ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1958
6
Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms NXT
Along common conventions, we say that we gear up when our system increases velocity and reduces torque, and that we gear down when it reduces velocity and increases torque. We usually write the ratio 3:1 for the former and 1:3 for the ...
Mario Ferrari, Guilio Ferrari, David Astolfo, 2011
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Cessna 172 Training Manual
The hydraulic power pack is turned on by a pressure switch on the power pack when the landing gear lever is placed in either the GEAR UP or GEAR DOWN position. When the lever is placed in the GEAR UP or GEAR DOWN position, ...
Danielle Bruckert, Oleg Roud, 2009
8
LOCKHEED F 104 G: FLIGHT MANUAL
When the airplane is on the ground with the gear down—and—locked, a solenoid—operated locking mechanism locks the landing gear lever in the DOWN position. This locking mechanism is provided with a mechanical down- lock bypass, ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1961
9
Manuale Volo F104G 1961 (eng): FLIGHT MANUAL 1961
When the airplane is on the ground with the gear down—and-locked, a solenoid —operated locking mechanism locks the landing gear lever in the DOWN posi— tion- This locking mechanism is provided with a mechanical down-lock bypass, ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1960
10
Regulus Missile Service and Launching Instructions
LANDING GEAR DOWN. When landing gear down is commanded with automatic throttle on, the gear-down relay in the missile is energized. This relay engages the cruise controller to maintain a constant airspeed of 220 knots by throttle ...
U. S. Navy, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEAR DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gear down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Diamond League Lausanne: Mo Farah's fine finish sees off Yomif …
But Farah used his most potent weapon, his finishing speed, and when he moved up a gear down the home straight the 17-year-old had no ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Fatigue, sickness involved in botched Qantas A330 approach
After being cleared for approach, the captain set an altitude target of 1,000ft, selected gear down, and 180kts as the target speed. At the aircraft ... «Flightglobal, Jul 15»
3
Mo Farah wins in Lausanne
... finishing speed and when he moved up a gear down the home straight his Ethiopian rival had no answer, coming home in 13mins 12.59secs ... «AOL UK, Jul 15»
4
No question, Title IX has made an impact, but work remains / Take 2
She had to carry a 6-foot-3, 200-plus-pound firefighter in full gear down a ladder from a second-story window. The other firefighters stood in ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
5
Libyan plane mere feet off the ground seems to narrowly miss man
It's unclear if the plane was attempting to land, but in the video it does not appear to have its landing gear down. The video was first posted to ... «AirForceTimes.com, Jul 15»
6
Favorite Lake or River:Summit, Prairie Creek
The same hill on a ten speed, you can gear down and make the trip easier on yourself. Same concept. hahaha yeah , thats right. Back to top ... «BassResource.com, Jul 15»
7
Shelter House in need of people to lend a helping handLOCAL
Volunteer and food donation schedules gear down over July and August as summer plans take precedence for even the most dedicated of ... «Tbnewswatch.com, Jul 15»
8
Mike Hutton: golfing 18 holes with Chesterton's Tom Peller
The move to Chesterton to gear down to coaching just one sport was necessary to help raise his three young kids, Cassie, Kelly and Tom Jr. He ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 collector's edition revealed
And they're working hard on getting some premium ninja gear down here to us. Expect more news on this in the weeks to come. Share ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
10
Watch - 2015 Mini Challenge race | INSIDE evo
I adored the sensation of pulling gear after gear down Brands Hatch's long straight with my right foot pinned on the throttle. In the Mini ... «Evo, Jul 15»

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