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⚙️ To adjust gears 🔄 To reorganize 🎒 To re-equip
to regear

to regear

6.9
To change the parts in a vehicle that control speed to improve performance
  • verb
  • /riˈɡɪr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reajustar
  • The mechanic recommended that we regear the transmission to match the new engine.

Examples

  • They need to regear the engine for better efficiency.

  • After installing larger tires, they decided to regear the truck for better off-road capability.

  • Many car enthusiasts choose to regear their vehicles to improve acceleration.

  • The mechanic regeared the transmission last week.

  • To increase its speed, the team decided to regear the bicycle for the race.

  • After noticing the engine struggled uphill, they had to regear the truck for better torque.

  • He chose to regear his mountain bike before hitting the trails to ensure optimal performance.

Surface Forms

regear infinitive
regeared past
regeared past participle
regearing present participle
regears third person singular

Morphology

regear = gear (transparent) = re + gear

The meaning is directly predictable as doing the action of gearing again or anew.

Etymology

Regear comes from re- meaning 'again' and gear, the wheel-like parts that make a machine move, like the gears in a car. So to regear a vehicle is to change its gears again to improve performance.