gear to
phrasal verbgear something to/towards something
- [usually passive] to make, change or prepare something so that it is suitable for a particular purpose
- The course had been geared towards the specific needs of its members.
- They gear the workouts to your specific needs.
- Our training programmes are geared specifically to the needs of care workers.
- an economy exclusively geared towards tourism
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