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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go through the gears en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To gain momentum; to get up to speed.
    • The visitors kept out their opponents for 33 minutes with some determined defending but City always looked capable of going through the gears and they opened the scoring when Foden drove home from inside the box after Alvarez's shot was blocked. 2024 January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
going through the gears Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gone through the gears Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
goes through the gears Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
went through the gears Tense=Past lexicographic