Past tense of gear
regular verb
The past tense of gear is geared. The past participle is also geared.
Forms of gear
| Base form (V1) | gear /ɡɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | geared |
| Past participle (V3) | geared |
| Present participle | gearing |
| Third person singular | gears /ɡɪə(ɹ)z/ |
Geared in a sentence
- This shop is not really geared towards people of our age.
- They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.
- Indeed, many antipodean teens are joining Yope, a new photo-sharing app geared toward Gen Z.2025 December 9, Steven Humphries, “Australia now bans social media for teens under 16. Will other countries follow?”, in The Christian…. From the entry antipodean
- He was also awake at times when his circadian rhythms were geared toward being asleep.2024, NTSB, Highway Investigation Report, HIR-24-05. From the entry circadian
- He geared down and took a hard right toward the ranchstead.2014, John Keeble, Broken Ground, page 90. From the entry ranchstead
Meaning of gear
- noun Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- noun Clothing; garments.
- noun Goods; property; household items.
Questions about the past tense of gear
- What is the past tense of gear?
- The past tense of gear is geared.
- What is the past participle of gear?
- The past participle of gear is geared.
- Is gear a regular or irregular verb?
- Gear is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gear (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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