Gear

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Interjection 2 Frisian 2.1 Adverb 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.4 Alternate forms 3.5 Derived terms 3.6 Descendants 4 Portuguese 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Verb

English

Noun

gear

1. equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
2. a wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
3. a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.

Translations

equipment of paraphernalia (1)

a wheel with grooves (2)

French: engranage m Portuguese: engrenagem

Slovak: ozubené koleso n Spanish: engranage m

a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears (3)

Slovak: prevod m

Verb

to gear

1. to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
2. gear up: to prepare for an activity.

Translations

Spanish: engranar

Interjection

gear!

1. (mostly British (Scouse?)) great or fantastic

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Frisian

Adverb

gear

1. together

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Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *jēra-, from Indo-European *yōr-. Cognate with Old Frisian jēr, Old Saxon jār (Dutch jaar), Old High German jār (German Jahr), Old Norse ár, Gothic 𐌾𐌴𐍂. The IE root is also the source of Greek ὡρα ‘season’, Russian яра, Lithuanian jore ‘springtime’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /jæ:ar/

Noun

ġēar n (plural ġēar)

1. year

   Ðis wæs feorþes geares his rices: this was in the fourth year of his reign. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)

2. the runic character ᛄ (/j/)

Alternate forms

• ġēr

Derived terms

• ġēardagas

Descendants

• English year

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Portuguese

Etymology

Latin gelare

Verb

gear

1. freezefr:gear

it:gear ru:gear zh:gear