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Pack your camping gear before the trip.
What does Gear mean?
Gear means equipment or to prepare something.
Dictionary definition
Equipment used for an activity; also, to prepare or adjust something for a purpose.
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Gear in a sentence
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The lesson was geared toward new readers.
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Gear can mean tools and equipment, or it can mean to design something for a specific use.
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What does gear mean?
Gear means gear means equipment or to prepare something.
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Which sentence uses gear correctly?
The first sentence uses gear in a context that matches its meaning.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to gear?
equipment is the closest match based on the meaning of gear.
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WordGear.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningGear means equipment or to prepare something.
ExampleExample: Pack your camping gear before the trip.
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unpreparedNot ready.
barehandedWithout equipment or tools.
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Gear means equipment or to prepare something.
Common mix-up
Gear is not the same as unprepared. Gear means gear means equipment or to prepare something.
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Read this model sentence: The lesson was geared toward new readers. Clue words: lesson, geared, toward. Underline clue words that show why gear fits instead of unprepared. Now write one new sentence that shows gear without using the word gear. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show gear?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The lesson was geared toward new readers." Why does gear fit better than unprepared?
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