gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

Examples of gear up in a Sentence

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Dogs 51 is produced by Hugo Sélignac at Chi-Fou-Mi Productions in coproduction with Studiocanal, which is gearing up for one of its biggest French releases of the year with the film on October 15. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025 Mipcom Cannes attracted over 10 500 delegates from more than 100 countries in 2024 and is gearing up to another busy edition. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 The company is gearing up for listing as gold prices climbed to fresh record highs above $3,600 per ounce this week. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Chicago gears up for a federal immigration crackdown. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gear up was in 1943

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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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