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meet the needsto satisfy or fulfill requirements, demands, or expectations

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to satisfy or fulfill requirements, demands, or expectations

Pronunciation (IPA): /miːt ðə niːdz/

Korean meaning: 요구사항이나 기대를 충족시키다, 만족시키다

Korean pronunciation: **밋** 더 **니즈**

Example Sentences

  • This pizza meets the needs of both my stomach and my soul.
  • The company redesigned its website to better meet the needs of mobile users.
  • My coffee addiction and this 24-hour cafe perfectly meet each other's needs.

meet the needs

NOUN

//miːt ðə niːdz//

to satisfy or fulfill requirements, demands, or expectations

meet the needs concept
💡 Concept

The new library was built to meet the needs of every student in town.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/miːt ðə niːdz/
🇬🇧 UK/miːt ðə niːdz/

🌳Etymology

Rootmeet

Origin

'meet'는 고대영어 'mētan(만나다, 접촉하다)'에서 유래했고, 'need'는 고대영어 'nēad(필요)'에서 나왔다. 두 단어가 만나 '필요와 만나다 = 충족시키다'라는 의미를 만들어냈다.

🎵Rhyme

meet-greetneeds-feeds
meet-greet
needs-feeds

🔗Collocations

meet the needs of customers
meet basic needs
meet urgent needs
meet specific needs
fail to meet the needs
adequately meet the needs

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

This pizza meets the needs of both my stomach and my soul.

The company redesigned its website to better meet the needs of mobile users.

😄 Fun example

My coffee addiction and this 24-hour cafe perfectly meet each other's needs.

The new policy was designed to meet the needs of working parents.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

satisfy requirementsfulfill demandsaddress needscater to needsserve purposes

Antonyms

fail to satisfyfall shortdisappoint

Related

requirementdemandexpectationsatisfactionfulfillment

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