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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

"to be geared toward"

Hello you.

Why isn't the idiom "geared toward" in any dictionary yet google has 11,600,000 results for it? Also, what does it mean specifically?

"cartoons geared toward children"

I'm assuming it means "intended for".

Thanks for your response!
  

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Hi, Why isn't the idiom "geared toward" in any dictionary yet google has 11,600,000 results for it? I don't know. Also, what does it mean specifically?

— Clive

  • Hi, Why isn't the idiom "geared toward" in any dictionary yet google has 11,600,000 results for it?
  • I don't know.
  • Also, what does it mean specifically?
  • " cartoons geared toward children " I'm assuming it means "intended for".
  • Yes, with a sense of 'designed for'.
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Hi,

Why isn't the idiom "geared toward" in any dictionary yet google has 11,600,000 results for it? I don't know.

Also, what does it mean specifically?

"cartoons geared toward children"

I'm assuming it means "intended for". Yes, with a sense of 'designed for'.

Best wi
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You should've looked up the verb gear:
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gear

b : to bring into precise adjustment so as to satisfy, conform, or harmonize or into close working relation so as to keep pace or qualify for integration
<an institution geared to the needs of the blind> <is the program geared to a fixed salary in
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to be geared toward means to be stimulated to do smt.gear toward means struggle to get close to something.

besides i checked babylon they have the phrase;

gear toward: steer in the direction of
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I interpreted it the same way Clive did.

Another example:

This forum is geared toward people who are interested in English.
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