gear

CEFRB2

/ˈɡɪjə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Equipment or clothing used for a particular activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    A toothed wheel that transfers movement in a machine.

Examples

  • Do you have rain gear with you?

  • Want of wit is worse than want of gear.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ɡiə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clothing; garments.

  2. Goods; property; household items.

  3. Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

More examples

In context

  • A small gear is missing here.

  • Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel

  • Get the gear down quick!

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”). See also adjective yare, yar from the same root via Old English.