Gear (Verb)
Meaning
Set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company will gear its new product line toward the tech-savvy crowd.
- The new policy is geared to help low-income families struggling to pay their rent.
- The teacher gears her lessons toward students with all sorts of learning styles.
- The advertisement is very much geared toward the adult consumer.
- The course is geared toward professionals who need to learn new management skills.