re-gear
re-gear is the alternative form of regear.
Meaning of regear
Verb
regear (third-person singular simple present regears, present participle regearing, simple past and past participle regeared)
- To gear again or anew.
- You and your top people may be able to regear your plant to defense production without outside assistance if you have time and the necessary personnel.1951 February, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 5, number 2, page 35
- To prepare again or change one's preparations.
- Germany regeared for the second half: same shape, more control. Mexico had lost some of their vim. And before long the game had turned on its head, with Germany able to keep the ball now, Kroos hitting his range, and Mexico less adept at seizing possession, unable to spring forward with such gusto.2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
Forms of re-gear
| third-person singular present | re-gears |
|---|---|
| present participle | re-gearing |
| past participle | re-geared |
| past | re-geared |
Origin of re-gear
From re- + gear.
Questions about re-gear
- What is re-gear the alternative form of?
- Re-gear is the alternative form of regear.
Words near re-gear in the dictionary
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