gear to in English

Forms: gears to [present, singular, third-person], gearing to [participle, present], geared to [participle, past], geared to [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} gear to (third-person singular simple present gears to, present participle gearing to, simple past and past participle geared to)

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        "To design or adapt so as to suit (someone)."
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        {
          "word": "gear towards"
        }
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  "word": "gear to"
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    {
      "form": "gears to",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gearing to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geared to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geared to",
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"gear to" meaning in English

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