# gears

Pronunciation: say "GEERZ" US /ɡɪɚz/, UK /ɡɪə(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of gear. — plural of gear
   - Simple: Plural of gear. Use this form when you mean more than one gear.
   - _Mechanics inspected the worn gears inside the old gearbox._
   - _The cyclist switched gears as the road grew steeper._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of gear. — third-person singular simple present indicative of gear
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of gear. Use it with he, she, it, or one thing.
   - _The factory gears production to meet seasonal demand._
   - _The coach gears every practice around the team's next opponent._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gears (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).