aim
to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose: to aim a satire at snobbery.
to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward: He aimed at the target but missed it.
to strive; try (usually followed by to or at): We aim to please.They aim at saving something every month.
to intend: She aims to go tomorrow.
to direct efforts, as toward an object: The satire aimed at modern greed.
Obsolete. to estimate; guess.
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting: within the cannon's aim.
the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at: to miss one's aim.
something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose: whatever his aim in life may be.
Obsolete. conjecture; guess.
Idioms about aim
take aim, to sight a target: to take aim and fire.
Origin of aim
1synonym study For aim
Other words for aim
Other words from aim
- aimer, noun
- aimful, adjective
- aim·ful·ly, adverb
- mis·aim, verb, noun
- un·aimed, adjective
- un·aim·ing, adjective
- un·der·aim, noun
- un·der·aim, verb
- well-aimed, adjective
Other definitions for AIM (2 of 2)
American Indian Movement.
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How to use aim in a sentence
The FTC took aim at Facebook almost immediately after wrapping up a privacy investigation that saddled the company with a $5 billion penalty.
State, federal antitrust lawsuits likely to challenge Facebook for buying rivals and weaponizing data | Tony Romm | November 19, 2020 | Washington Postaim Lab runs on Steam and replicates the physics of popular video games to give users a training environment to practice their aim.
Gaming startup Statespace raises $29 million, tops 1.5 million MAUs | Jordan Crook | November 12, 2020 | TechCrunchE-commerce websites have grown in popularity, and so has taking a legal aim at them.
Is your website at risk for an ADA accessibility lawsuit? | Richard Horvath | November 12, 2020 | Search Engine LandWe are working to better understand these dynamics and identify ways to counter them, with the aim of helping people become more resistant to manipulation.
Five election misinformation campaigns to avoid resharing | By Starbird, West, & DiResta/The Conversation | November 6, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAccording to well-placed sources, Starling has hired Rothschild with the aim of raising a new £200 million round.
Challenger bank Starling is out raising a new £200M funding round | Steve O'Hear | November 6, 2020 | TechCrunch
On nose plus aimer la vrit daujourdhui depuis quon ne sait jamais quelle sera celle de demain!
The Story of Perugia | Margaret SymondsIn the first case the unaccented, in the second the accented form has prevailed—Modern French parle, parler; aime, aimer.
Il n'y a d'amour que de ma part; la dame que j'aime ne veut pas m'aimer!
The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) | Anna JamesonAimer quelqu'un, c'est à la fois lui ôter le droit, et lui donner la puissance de nous faire souffrir.
Prisoners | Mary CholmondeleyEntre deux amants il-y-a toujours un qui aime, et un qui se laisse aimer.
Mrs. Craddock | W. Somerset Maugham
British Dictionary definitions for aim (1 of 2)
/ (eɪm) /
to point (a weapon, missile, etc) or direct (a blow) at a particular person or object; level
(tr) to direct (satire, criticism, etc) at a person, object, etc
(intr; foll by at or an infinitive) to propose or intend: we aim to leave early
(intr; often foll by at or for) to direct one's efforts or strive (towards): to aim at better communications; to aim high
the action of directing something at an object
the direction in which something is pointed; line of sighting (esp in the phrase to take aim)
the object at which something is aimed; target
intention; purpose
Origin of aim
1British Dictionary definitions for AIM (2 of 2)
(in Britain) Alternative Investment Market
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with aim
In addition to the idiom beginning with aim
- aim to
also see:
- take aim
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