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Idioms about target
- properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
- accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
- filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
on target,
Origin of target
OTHER WORDS FROM target
tar·get·a·ble, adjectivetar·get·less, adjectiveun·tar·get·a·ble, adjectiveun·tar·get·ed, adjectiveWords nearby target
tardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe, target, target date, targeteer, targetitis, target language, target man
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How to use target in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for target
target
/ (ˈtɑːɡɪt) /
noun
verb -gets, -geting or -geted (tr)
to make a target of
to direct or aimto target benefits at those most in need
Derived forms of target
targetless, adjectiveWord Origin for target
C14: from Old French targette a little shield, from Old French targe
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Other Idioms and Phrases with target
target
see on target; sitting duck (target).
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