aim to

Idioms  

1. Try or intend to do something, as in We aim to please, or She aims to fly to California. This term derives from aim in the sense of “direct the course of something,” such as an arrow or bullet. [Colloquial; c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

Swift and effective prosecution can be a much stronger deterrent to misconduct than regulations that aim to prevent misconduct but rarely do.

From The Wall Street Journal

Improving this limitation could have a major impact on fields such as single-cell proteomics and metabolomics, which aim to measure all proteins or metabolites within a single cell.

From Science Daily

China, however, was just "getting on with it", he said, citing its state oil company's aim to get rid of all petrol stations by 2040.

From BBC

A deal could aim to stop the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the trial, lawyers for YouTube and Instagram sought to convince the court that these platforms no longer aim to maximize the amount of time their users spend online, unlike in their early days.

From Barron's