to gear up
68
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɪr ʌp/
:
prepararse para
- As the conference approached, we had to gear up by arranging the venue and confirming the speakers.
- gear up for the challenge
- team gearing up
- gearing up for production
There was a story you told when we were gearing up for the Iraq war.
- There was a story you told when we were gearing up for the Iraq war.
- Carrie Anne, how do you gear up for a new season of Dancing With the Stars?
- It's like we're too tired to gear up for bed.
- Like do you feel some like is it hard to gear up and just show up every day and be Santa?
- So whether you're closing your first deal or gearing up for growth, Vanta makes compliance so easy.
- So we got the doer in and we're mostly geared up for it.
- But it was, it was kind of a blur in a way, because there was so much going on and we were getting geared up for the campaign.
- It's time to gear up and get yourself the gift of shaving this holiday season.
- We'll we will never see in our lifetime this planet geared up to have everybody in an electric car.
- It's gone from MAGA to MAGA, and now some Republicans are gearing up to challenge him.
Examples
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The team needs to gear up for the upcoming tournament by practicing and organizing their equipment.
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The company is gearing up for full production of various sizes and thicknesses in October.
Academic text (1995) -
So that is what is coming up in August as we gear up towards classes and a very busy, busy fall.
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Okay, time to gear up.
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We'll get you changed, head back to my spot, and we'll gear up.
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Tell both of them to gear up for a long, hard hike.
Fiction book (1998) -
My factories can gear up to full weapons production in less than a week.
Fiction book (1991) -
All right, OK, so I'll let you know the themes just so you can sort of gear up for the road ahead.
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In the private sector, companies and organizations are using the web to gear up for conversion.
Academic text (1997) -
The NASA team is now gearing up for further research on the concept.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Make something ready for use or an event
983
2.7
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
111
4.2
To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use
95
3.6
To get something or yourself ready
45
3.9
Fasten a seatbelt or get ready for a difficult, exciting time
41
1.0
Make someone or something prepared for use
38
4.0
Put on formal clothes or a uniform for an event
12
4.1
Put things like lights or a tent together quickly to use for a short time
8
5.2
Get ready mentally and physically for a long trip or hard task
3
5.2
To get something ready for the next step
1
4.2
To give people or a place the tools and clothes they need for an activity
1
6.3
To give someone the gear they need
Add the equipment a place or thing needs to make it ready
To pack your things quickly to get ready to leave
Antonyms
How Prepared
76
5.8
41
1.0
56
5.2
68
3.7
814
2.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'gear' (equipment) and the particle 'up' (indicating readiness/completion) can reasonably infer a core meaning of 'get equipment ready' and thus generalize to 'prepare', so the composition is partially transparent. However, the verb is often extended metaphorically to broader kinds of preparation (not literally about gear) and the particle 'up' contributes an aspectual/completive nuance that is not fully predictable, so it is not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrasal verb gear up comes from the image of putting on gear, like clothes, tools, or armor, and moving up into a ready place. So it means 'prepare' or 'get ready' for an activity.