aim
verb (used with object)
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.
aimed
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past participleof aim.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof aim.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
aimverb (used with object)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.
Example Sentences
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday attacks aimed at civilian vessels in the Black Sea were unacceptable, urging Russia and Ukraine to "act responsibly".
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
But of course, this lawsuit’s not aimed at succeeding.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
The researchers are particularly interested in identifying markers that could be used to develop therapies aimed specifically at the most dangerous cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The words were not specifically aimed at Grealish, but they might as well have been from a manager who will have been bitterly disappointed and angry about his transgression.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
It was a cheap publication, aimed at minor gentlemen and farmers, the sort of thing that is used for lighting fires once it becomes obviously outdated.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
