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Idioms for 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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for target
We must not go back to unwise spending or untargeted tax cuts that risk reopening the deficit.
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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Medical definitions for target
target
[ tär′gĭt ]
n.
One to be influenced or changed by an action or event.
A desired goal.
A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
A target organ.
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Idioms and Phrases with target
target
see on target; sitting duck (target).
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