how to pronounce gear

/ˈɡɪɹ/

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the above transcription of gear is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

gear is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of gear in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… program kicks into high gear and what …”

meaning of gear

Gear is a piece of equipment that is used to transmit power from one location to another.

gear frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word gear occurs in english on average 23.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gear can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that gear can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;