gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up
Synonyms of gear upnext

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

Examples of gear up in a Sentence

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The Bears are gearing up to take on the Packers on Saturday in a do-or-die Wild Card matchup at Soldier Field. Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Reformation Lluvia Dress As Reformation gears up for its 2026 collection drops, the store is marking down some of last year’s best-selling sweaters, dresses, shoes, and pants. Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 Whiteface Mountain, New York As the world gears up for the 2026 games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, New Yorkers can test their skills on Olympic trails right in their backyard. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026 This all comes as beauty gears up to have a busy M&A year in 2026, following an uptick in deals during 2025. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Jan. 2026.

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