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.
has aimed
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present perfectof aim (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since joining the company from Five Below in 2024, Anderson has aimed to return Petco to sustained profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Etsy has aimed to streamline its business over the past year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Conceived by outgoing “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, the new “CBS Evening News” has aimed to do longer segments instead of the headline-driven style the broadcasts are known for.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
An investigation in parliament has aimed to uncover the cause and its proponent, with Bangkok MP Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat declaring: "We will not pass a devastated ecosystem to the next generation."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
"You believe then, Herr Siegwart, that divine providence, or rather God, has aimed that blow at you?"
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
