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.
have been aiming
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present perfect progressiveof aim.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Finding that sweet spot is what Omeleto and its like-minded services have been aiming to do, with their individual methods of determining what audiences will want.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Physicists including Manfra have been aiming to create states of matter that naturally contain nonabelions and can therefore serve as the platform for topological qubits.
From Scientific American ● May 10, 2023
During the downswing in hospital cases, they have been aiming to root out mini-outbreaks at their sources and contact trace the virus’s movement.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
One plan will include the original spending top line of $733 billion for that year, the spending target department leaders have been aiming for since planning began earlier this year.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2018
This brings us to Mrs. Fiske's new play, Mis' Nelly, of N'Orleans, at which we have been aiming throughout the article.
From Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun
