Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geared

/ɡˈɪɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: geared
IPA: /ɡˈɪɹd/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of gear

adj

Fitted with (some kind or number of) gears.

adj

Connected with a motor by gearing.

Derived Forms

multigeared

Phrases

double-geared geared turbofan

Rhymes With

appeared weird disappeared cleared beard feared volunteered cheered revered premiered pioneered interfered

Questions

How do you pronounce geared?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɪɹd/.
What does geared mean?: simple past and past participle of gear

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