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Idioms about target

    on target,
    1. properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
    2. accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
    3. filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.

Origin of target

1350–1400; Middle English (noun) <Middle French targuete, variant of targete small shield. See targe, -et

OTHER WORDS FROM target

tar·get·a·ble, adjectivetar·get·less, adjectiveun·tar·get·a·ble, adjectiveun·tar·get·ed, adjective
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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, adjective

Word 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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