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 Definitions of aim  [ɪm]  

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Definition of 'aim' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) aim
to position or direct (a firearm, ball, rocket, etc.) so that the thing discharged or thrown will hit a target.

2.  aim
to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose:
to aim a satire at snobbery.

3. (v.i.) aim
to point or direct a gun, punch, etc.

4.  aim
to strive; try (usu. fol. by to or at):
We aim at pleasing everyone.

5.  aim
to intend:
She aims to go tomorrow.

6.  aim
to direct efforts, as toward an object:
I aim at perfection.

7. (n.) aim
the act of directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.

8.  aim
the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; line of sighting.

9.  aim
the point intended to be hit:
to miss one's aim.

10.  aim
something intended to be attained by one's efforts; purpose.

11.  aim
Obs. conjecture; guess.

12.  aim
take aim, to sight a target.

13. (n.) AIM
American Indian Movement.


Definition of 'aim' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
"his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

2. (noun) aim, object, objective, target
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
"the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

3. (noun) aim
the action of directing something at an object
"he took aim and fired"

4. (verb) bearing, heading, aim
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

5. (verb) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

6. (verb) aim, purpose, purport, propose
propose or intend
"I aim to arrive at noon"

7. (verb) drive, get, aim
move into a desired direction of discourse
"What are you driving at?"

8. (verb) calculate, aim, direct
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

9. (verb) target, aim, place, direct, point
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

10. (verb) aim
direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
"She wanted to aim a pun"

11. (verb) draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal


Definition of 'aim' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) aim
to point a weapon in a particular direction
He aimed the gun at the window.; The officer aimed low.

2.  aim
to have as a purpose; = intend
The company aims to earn 5% more next year.

3.  aim
aimed at sb
intended for sb
ads aimed at seniors

4. (noun) aim
sth you want to achieve; = goal
our aims for the coming semester; started with the aim of solving the crisis

5.  aim
the ability to hit what you aim at
My aim was bad.

6.  aim
take aim
to point a weapon at
He took aim at the deer.


Definition of 'aim' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) aim
to point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target

2. (verb) aim
to direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well

3. (verb) aim
to guess or conjecture

4. (verb) aim
to direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice)

5. (verb) aim
the pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it

6. (verb) aim
the point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected

7. (verb) aim
intention; purpose; design; scheme

8. (verb) aim
conjecture; guess


Translation of 'aim' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (usually withat, ~for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc
He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: mik Arabic flag Arabic: يُسَدِّد، يُصَوِّب إلى ال Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: целя се
Brazilian flag Brazilian: apontar Czech flag Czech: (za)mířit German flag German: zielen (mit)
Danish flag Danish: sigte Greek flag Greek: σημαδεύω Spanish flag Spanish: apuntar
Estonian flag Estonian: sihtima Farsi flag Farsi: هدف گرفتن Finnish flag Finnish: tähdätä
French flag French: viser Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְכַווֵן Hindi flag Hindi: निशाना बनाना
Croatian flag Croatian: ciljati Hungarian flag Hungarian: céloz Indonesian flag Indonesian: membidik
Icelandic flag Icelandic: miða (á) Italian flag Italian: puntare Japanese flag Japanese: ねらう
Korean flag Korean: 겨누다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nu(si)taikyti Latvian flag Latvian: mērķēt
Malay flag Malay: acu Dutch flag Dutch: richten Norwegian flag Norwegian: sikte
Polish flag Polish: celować Persian flag Persian: هدف گرفتن Pashto flag Pashto: مقصد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: apontar Romanian flag Romanian: aţinti Russian flag Russian: целиться
Slovak flag Slovak: (za)mieriť Slovenian flag Slovenian: uperiti Serbian flag Serbian: uperiti nešto na nekoga (
Swedish flag Swedish: sikta, rikta Thai flag Thai: เล็งเป้าหมาย Turkish flag Turkish: nişan almak, çevirmek, yö
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 將…指向(或對準),瞄準 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ��ілити(ся) Urdu flag Urdu: نشانہ باندھنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nhắm Chinese flag Chinese: 瞄准

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