"regear" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɹiːˈɡɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: regears [present, singular, third-person], regearing [participle, present], regeared [participle, past], regeared [past]
Etymology: re- + gear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|gear}} re- + gear Head templates: {{en-verb}} regear (third-person singular simple present regears, present participle regearing, simple past and past participle regeared)
  1. (transitive) To gear again or anew. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-regear-en-verb-2NNRlPd- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 55 45
  2. (intransitive) To prepare again or change one's preparations. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-regear-en-verb-O~NHVboR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: re-gear

Inflected forms

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