This is the 2085th most frequent Dutch word.
gericht
"Gericht" in Dutch means "focused," "oriented," or "targeted."
Here, 'gericht' is used as an adjective in combination with 'klant', to mean 'directed towards'.
De focus van het project is sterk klantgericht.
The focus of the project is strongly customer-oriented.
Here, 'gericht' is used as the past participle of 'richten', meaning 'to direct'.
We hebben de microfoon naar de spreker gericht.
We have directed the microphone towards the speaker.
Here, 'gericht' is used as an adjective, describing a quality of being directed towards the future.