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Meanings of geared in English

Equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged.

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Usage of geared in English
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Its first loans were geared toward the post-war reconstruction of Western Europe.
Reuters
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They were slightly different models geared more toward research than clinical use.
Reuters
3
Will patent changes geared towards the tech sector adversely affect other industries?
Wired
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He also said the system is geared toward films with huge effects.
Wired
5
They were geared to giving birth, protecting children, steering them through crisis.
Anil's ghost
6
UPS's home rival is more highly geared, and would enjoy fewer synergies.
Reuters
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They weighed several times as much as a fully geared Jacket jockey.
All You Need Is Kill
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In the second place, it was geared to technique, rather than luck.
Pinball, 1973
9
The course is geared to teach you about more than just forestry.
Treecat Wars
10
A high-geared camera would have caught everything of value in the scene.
Somewhere in Red Gap
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Instead, Noble would have geared Trump toward language focused on national security.
Wired
12
More people now than ever before are geared up to help you.
BBC
13
I feel that we've geared everything up to peak at a major.
The Guardian
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These were jobs and skills geared toward protecting and conserving our heritage.
The Irish Times
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Many of the latest apps are geared towards helping you get healthier.
The Irish Times
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Terrance Parker: The policy I knew about was geared more towards boys.
Ebony
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Geared across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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