Gird — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prepare oneself for a military confrontation

put a girdle on or around

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈʌbsteɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɜːd/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈʌbsteɪks/.

Examples

The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
troops are building up on the Iraqi border
gird your loins

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

girdle encircle build up arm fortify

Antonyms

disarm

Parts of Speech

verb	prepare oneself for a military confrontation “The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East”
verb	put a girdle on or around “gird your loins”
verb	bind with something round or circular

Word Forms

armor	noun	a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
armament	noun	the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
arm	noun	any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
fortification	noun	the art or science of strengthening defenses
fort	noun	a fortified military post where troops are stationed
girdle	noun	a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gürten

Bereiten Sie sich auf eine militärische Konfrontation vor

🇫🇷French

ceindre

se préparer à un affrontement militaire

🇪🇸Spanish

ceñir

prepararse para un enfrentamiento militar

🇮🇹Italian

cinto

prepararsi per uno scontro militare

🇳🇱Dutch

omgorden

zich voorbereiden op een militaire confrontatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

cingir

prepare-se para um confronto militar

🇷🇺Russian

препоясывать

готовиться к военному противостоянию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बांधना

सैन्य टकराव के लिए खुद को तैयार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

কোমর

একটি সামরিক সংঘর্ষের জন্য নিজেকে প্রস্তুত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கச்சை

ஒரு இராணுவ மோதலுக்கு தன்னை தயார்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నడుము

సైనిక ఘర్షణకు తనను తాను సిద్ధం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कंबर

लष्करी संघर्षासाठी स्वत:ला तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કમર

લશ્કરી મુકાબલો માટે પોતાને તૈયાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಡುಪಟ್ಟಿ

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരക്കെട്ട്

ഒരു സൈനിക ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലിന് സ്വയം തയ്യാറെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਰ

ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜੀ ਟਕਰਾਅ ਲਈ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਤਿਆਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمر

فوجی تصادم کے لیے خود کو تیار کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

网格

为军事对抗做好准备

🇯🇵Japanese

ガード

軍事衝突に備える

🇰🇷Korean

조롱

군사적 대결에 대비하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bao vây

chuẩn bị cho một cuộc đối đầu quân sự

🇹🇭Thai

คาดเอว

เตรียมตัวสำหรับการเผชิญหน้าทางทหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kendit

mempersiapkan diri untuk konfrontasi militer

🇵🇭Filipino

magbigkis

ihanda ang sarili para sa isang komprontasyong militar

🇲🇾Malay

ikat pinggang

menyediakan diri untuk konfrontasi tentera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احزم

الاستعداد للمواجهة العسكرية

🇮🇷Persian

کمربند

خود را برای یک رویارویی نظامی آماده کند

🇹🇷Turkish

süslemek

askeri bir çatışmaya hazırlanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶאֱזוֹר

להכין את עצמו לעימות צבאי

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