No. 2,085 in Dutch
gericht
"Gericht" in Dutch means "focused," "oriented," or "targeted."
In a sentence
De focus van het project is sterk klantgericht.
The focus of the project is strongly customer-oriented.
Here, 'gericht' is used as an adjective in combination with 'klant', to mean 'directed towards'.
We hebben de microfoon naar de spreker gericht.
We have directed the microphone towards the speaker.
Here, 'gericht' is used as the past participle of 'richten', meaning 'to direct'.
Hij is ambitieus en toekomstgericht in zijn plannen.
He is ambitious and future-oriented in his plans.
Here, 'gericht' is used as an adjective, describing a quality of being directed towards the future.
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