meet the requirements

Meaning

This expression means to satisfy or fulfill all the necessary conditions, criteria, or standards set for a specific purpose. It is commonly used in business, recruitment, and legal contexts to confirm that a candidate, product, or proposal fits the official guidelines. The tone is professional, objective, and formal.

Examples

• We need to ensure that all raw materials meet the requirements of our quality control policy.

  We need to ensure that all raw materials meet the requirements of our quality control policy.

• Unfortunately, the candidate did not meet the requirements for the senior developer position.

  Unfortunately, the candidate did not meet the requirements for the senior developer position.

• To secure the government contract, our proposal must meet the requirements outlined in the bidding document.

  To secure the government contract, our proposal must meet the requirements outlined in the bidding document.

• The new software update successfully meets the technical requirements of our legacy systems.

  The new software update successfully meets the technical requirements of our legacy systems.

• Please review the checklist to confirm that your application meets all the requirements before submission.

  Please review the checklist to confirm that your application meets all the requirements before submission.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The product does not fill the requirements of our clients.

  ✓ The product does not meet the requirements of our clients.

  Learners often translate literally from their native language and use verbs like 'fill' or 'make' instead of the standard business collocation 'meet'.

• ✗ We must meet with the requirements of the project.

  ✓ We must meet the requirements of the project.

  Do not use the preposition 'with' after 'meet' in this context. 'Meet' is a transitive verb here and takes 'the requirements' directly as its object.

• ✗ She meets the requireds for the scholarship.

  ✓ She meets the requirements for the scholarship.

  Learners sometimes mistake the adjective 'required' for a plural noun. The correct noun form to use in this phrase is 'requirements'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Only candidates who ___ will be invited for an in-person interview.

  💡 satisfy the necessary conditions

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  meet the requirements

• Please ensure your architectural design ___ of the building safety codes.

  💡 Remember to conjugate the verb 'meet' for a singular third-person subject.

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  meets the requirements

• The supplier assured us that the new batch of components would ___.

  💡 satisfy the official standards

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  meet the requirements