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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The fabs aim to grow U.S. manufacturing capacity, with each expected to add about 900,000 300-millimeter wafers annually when fully operational, GlobalFoundries said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from making it easier to build new homes, to cutting property taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

All aim to capitalize on the shifting financial mood.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

In September, Altman said OpenAI did not aim to list on the stock market this year, citing concerns over the technology's safety that make it "an ill-advised moment" to go public.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"I aim to go back to the sewers," replied Jemmy stiffly.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

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