gear
had geared
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past perfectof gear.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The three U.S. companies that make COVID-19 shots said this week they had geared up to make the formula change, in anticipation of making many millions of doses available for the fall.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Crisanti, head of the microbiology department at the University of Padua, already knew trouble was coming and had geared up his lab to do large-scale testing for the new coronavirus.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 27, 2020
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who led the party from 2015 until this week, had geared his coalition toward the center of Australian politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2018
Perz wanted to tell him how important it was that his teacher had geared him up for university work.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2015
The plans called for a monstrous sign, the glowing sort more suitable for the highway, and the neighborhood had geared up for a fight.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 25, 2011
