Grammar fix
meet needs
satisfy needs
to provide what someone or something requires
collocationC1occasional
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The new clinic was built to meet the needs of the growing town.society
- Cities have to plan carefully to meet the needs of an ageing population.IELTS Part 3
Fix the pattern
Pattern: meet the needs of someone / meet someone's needs
WrongThe course doesn't meet to the needs of students.
RightThe course doesn't meet the needs of students. / meet students' needs.
'Meet the needs OF someone' or 'meet someone's needs' — no 'to'.
Patternmeet the needs of someone / meet someone's needs
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Meet needs' is the standard collocation; 'satisfy the requirements of its users' is verbose.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
meet + needsthe needs of...their needsdemandrequirements
Don't confuse it
Providing what is required, not arranging to see someone (meet a person).