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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.

Stiff The service is designed to satisfy the requirements of its users.

Natural The service is built to meet users' needs.

'Meet needs' is the standard collocation; 'satisfy the requirements of its users' is verbose.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • meet + needs
    the needs of...their needsdemandrequirements

Don't confuse it

Providing what is required, not arranging to see someone (meet a person).

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