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We were at Pye Studios for half an hour so we set the gear up and we did two tracks. A month later we found out it was selling thirty thousand copies a day.
Georgie Fame

Meaning of "gear up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GEAR UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GEAR UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gear up 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 up in English.

WHAT DOES GEAR UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gear up in the English dictionary

The definition of gear up in the dictionary is to equip with gears. Other definition of gear up is to prepare, esp for greater efficiency.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GEAR UP

PRESENT

Present
I gear up
you gear up
he/she/it gears up
we gear up
you gear up
they gear up
Present continuous
I am gearing up
you are gearing up
he/she/it is gearing up
we are gearing up
you are gearing up
they are gearing up
Present perfect
I have geared up
you have geared up
he/she/it has geared up
we have geared up
you have geared up
they have geared up
Present perfect continuous
I have been gearing up
you have been gearing up
he/she/it has been gearing up
we have been gearing up
you have been gearing up
they have been gearing up
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 up
you geared up
he/she/it geared up
we geared up
you geared up
they geared up
Past continuous
I was gearing up
you were gearing up
he/she/it was gearing up
we were gearing up
you were gearing up
they were gearing up
Past perfect
I had geared up
you had geared up
he/she/it had geared up
we had geared up
you had geared up
they had geared up
Past perfect continuous
I had been gearing up
you had been gearing up
he/she/it had been gearing up
we had been gearing up
you had been gearing up
they had been gearing up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gear up
we let´s gear up
you gear up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gear up
Past participle
geared up
Present Participle
gearing up
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 UP

geanticlinal
geanticline
gear
gear change
gear cluster
gear down
gear knob
gear lever
gear ratio
gear stick
gear train
gearbox
gearcase
gearhead
gearing
gearless
gearshift
gearwheel
geason
geat

WORDS THAT END LIKE GEAR UP

bear up
butter up
clear up
get one´s dander up
ginger up
limber up
liquor up
power up
roar up
snapper up
stir up

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gear up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GEAR UP

Find out the translation of gear up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gear up 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 up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

装备自己
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adapta para arriba
570 millions of speakers

English

gear up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गियर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تستعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

готовятся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preparam-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গিয়ার আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se préparent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bersiap sedia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rüsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギアアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최대 에 기어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindah munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gear lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தயாராக இரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तयार व्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vites arttırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attrezzarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przygotowują się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

готуються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se pregătesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετοιμάζονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

redskap upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gir opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gear up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GEAR UP»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GEAR UP» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «GEAR UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gear up.
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Georgie Fame
We were at Pye Studios for half an hour so we set the gear up and we did two tracks. A month later we found out it was selling thirty thousand copies a day.
2
Anthony Rizzo
I have to go with the approach I had in Triple-A. I need to take a lot of those fastballs I am seeing to left field. Also must gear up for the changeup and take them up the middle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEAR UP»

Discover the use of gear up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gear up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Snowshoe Experience: Gear Up & Discover the Wonders of ...
A beginner's guide to winter fitness offers a step-by-step instructional handbook on the art of showshoeing, discussing the low-impact sport's health benefits, as well as safety precautions, equipment selection, techniques for novices and ...
Claire Walter, 2004
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
A State, or a Partnership that chooses to participate in the scholarship component under section 404E of the HEA in its GEAR UP projects (1) Must award GEAR UP scholarships first to students who will receive, or are eligible to receive, ...
Office of the Federal Register (U.S.), 1991
3
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Education, PT. ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ). PART 693 [RESERVED] PART 694- GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP) Sec. 694.1 What is the maximum amount that the Secretary may ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
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The Organizational and Human Dimensions of Successful ...
A proposed parent mentoring model was presented at a BEA GEAR UP principals* meeting in the Winter of 1999. Principals at this meeting represented alt the middle and high schools that would be involved in the project. Input from this group ...
Frances K. Kochan, 2002
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Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When ...
attending a GEAR UP school (measured near the end of eighth grade) was positively associated with several intermediate outcomes that could in turn improve educational attainment. Students and parents at GEAR UP schools knew more ...
Phillip B. Levine, David J. Zimmerman, 2010
6
Flying Magazine
The pilot made a gear-up approach, almost landed, then attempted a go-around. The airplane crashed off the end of the runway. There was evidence that the props had whomped the pavement before the go-around, resulting in enough ...
7
School Social Work Services in Federally Funded Programs: An ...
GEAR UP is making an impact at the national level (Gehring, 2000). In Houston, GEAR UP not only provided funding for fifteen math and reading teachers in order to reduce class sizes at six middle schools and provided 100 teachers ...
Hope M. Bland, Ashraf Esmail, 2012
8
LOCKHEED P-80 SHOOTING STAR: FLIGHT MANUAL 6
1 all 41 175960-4 I | Tubel- Lan ing gear up, RH .............................................. l all 42 >'43641-1 l I V'alvè Assembly Shut-off (Adel) (See fig. 19 for detailed illustration) . ..... 1 a13 *14366 l l V'alvè Assembly Shut-off (Adel) (See fig. 19 for detailed ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1947
9
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
10
Trends in Higher Education
Foremost among these programs are the federal Trio programs and the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP). Each program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education and support many  ...
James E. Cruthers, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEAR UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gear up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top eaters gear up for Hooter's wing eating championship | WATE 6 …
KNOXVILLE (WATE) — The “Hooter's Worldwide Wing Eating” championship is back again and the top contenders are in Knoxville, Sunday ... «WATE 6 On Your Side, Jul 15»
2
Richard Sherman working Nike customer service for 'Gear Up'
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman spent Saturday working the lines in Nike customer service for the company's "Gear Up" day. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Volunteers gear up, geek out for PGA Championship
Uniform distribution may not sound like a cause for celebration, but to watch those who signed up to help with the PGA Championship in August ... «The Sheboygan Press, Jul 15»
4
Cyclists gear up for charity - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
WATCH ABOVE: Sunny skies greeted cyclists at the starting line of the 7th annual Ride to Conquer Cancer in Montreal on Saturday. «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
5
After 7 weeks, South Dakota GEAR UP students graduate - KEVN
Rapid City, (KEVN-TV) Low–income and Native American students participating in the South Dakota GEAR UP program at the South Dakota ... «KEVN Black Hills Fox, Jul 15»
6
Twin cities gear up for annual Canal Fest of the Tonawandas - City …
On both sides of the Erie Canal at Gateway Harbor, both North Tonawanda and the City of Tonawanda are expecting the crowds to pour in for ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
7
Jawa-Yezdi enthusiasts gear up to bring out the mean machines …
NASHIK: It's that time of the year when the Jawa and Yezdi bike owners in the city get a chance to bring out their mean machines with the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Local events gear up for 'Go Set a Watchman' release : Entertainment
All St. Louis-area Barnes and Noble stores will hold a read-a-thon of “To Kill a Mockingbird” from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. At the Ladue ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
9
Knights football gear up for 'reloading' year, Despite losing 14 …
Preston football players are spending time in the weight room following a voluntary three week conditioning period held through early July. «The Exponent Telegram, Jul 15»
10
SA women U-20 Basetsana gear up for World Cup qualifier against …
Preparations are in full swing for the national women's U-20 team's World Cup qualifier against neighbours Botswana in Soweto on Sunday. «KickOff.com, Jul 15»

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