GRE vocabulary
gird
to prepare oneself for action or a coming challenge
In a sentence
Gird in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing gird in a sentence.
Boarding up the windows, the town girded itself against the approaching hurricane.
Synonyms
Antonyms
relax
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Common questions
Questions about “gird”
Gird (verb) means to prepare oneself for action or a coming challenge
Here is gird used in an example sentence: "Boarding up the windows, the town girded itself against the approaching hurricane."
Common synonyms for gird include brace, prepare, fortify, steel.
Antonyms of gird include relax.
Gird is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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