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to regear

to regear

7.3
To change the way a company or team works to meet new goals
  • verb
  • /riˈɡɪr/
  • Jargon
translation icon : reestructurar
  • After the merger, the team needed to regear its goals to align with the new corporate vision.

Examples

  • Change one tape, the entire process is regeared.

    Head (1968)

  • The company decided to regear its marketing strategy to attract more customers during the holiday season.

  • To improve efficiency, they will regear the project plan based on the latest market trends.

Synonyms

to adapt
vsto regear
178 3.2

To change something so it fits a new use or situation

is more about reorganizing structure and strategy to meet new goals
to reinvent
vsto regear
102 4.3

Make a thing or person look new and work better

focuses on practical structural and strategic adaptation rather than image renewal
to restructure
vsto regear
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

focuses on changing structure and strategy rather than only format
to redesign
vsto regear
56 3.7

Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better

targets broader organizational or strategic shifts rather than design only
to reconfigure
vsto regear
  • Specialized
53 5.4

Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs

covers wider organizational and strategic change beyond technical adjustment
to remake
vsto regear
52 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

focuses on organizational or strategic changes rather than simple remaking
to reorganize
vsto regear
43 3.4

To change the way something is arranged to make it work better

is broader, changing overall structure and strategy to meet new goals
to remodel
vsto regear
35 3.7

To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building

concerns strategic and organizational restructuring rather than mainly physical change
to rework
vsto regear
30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

is strategic and organizational, not only revision through further work
to readjust
vsto regear
22 3.8

Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation

involves deeper restructuring of strategy and organization rather than minor tweaks
to reconstitute
vsto regear
18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

is similar but focuses on adapting organization and strategy to new goals
to recast
vsto regear
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

is about changing structure and strategy, not only appearance or style
to retool
vsto regear
8 5.9

Change a plan or system to make it work better

is broader, reorganizing structure and goals rather than specific updates
to reformulate
vsto regear
8 6.1

Express ideas in a new or better way

changes organization and strategy rather than just wording or theory
to recalibrate
vsto regear
7 6.5

Change a plan or attitude to fit new information

aims at larger structural or strategic change beyond small adjustments
to reengineer
vsto regear
  • Specialized
3 5.5

Change a process, system or product to make it work better

emphasizes strategic organization change rather than mainly technical efficiency
to refashion
vsto regear
3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

is broader, changing organization and strategy rather than only form
to remold
vsto regear
  • US
2 4.6

To change how something is shaped or how it works

involves reorganizing strategy and structure rather than only reshaping parts
to recompose
vsto regear
1 6.0

Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song

aims at strategic organizational change rather than just reassembly
to reforge
vsto regear
1 7.6

Make something again by melting and shaping it or by changing it a lot

is about systemic strategy and organization change rather than figurative reshaping
to reorchestrate
vsto regear
7.5

To change how tasks and people work together in a project

applies more widely to whole structure and strategy, not only coordination
to reweave
vsto regear
6.2

To bring parts or people back together to make something whole again

is broader, changing overall organization and strategy to adapt to new goals

Antonyms

to maintain
931 3.1

Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time

to stagnate
19 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

How Reorganized

to transform
523 3.4
to regear
  • Jargon
7.3
to adjust
317 2.7
to tweak
81 3.8

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

regear = gear (semi-transparent) = re + gear

While 're-' indicates repetition, the metaphorical use of 'gear' as 'strategy or organization' may not be immediately clear.

Etymology

Regear comes from re- 'again' and gear, like the gears you change in a car to go faster or slower, and a helpful image is a company shifting into a new gear. So to regear an organization is to change its structure or strategy to fit new conditions.