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.
will aim
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future tenseof aim.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The city will aim to make research and development account for three percent of gross domestic product after 2030, up from 1.63 percent in 2024, according to an official document.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The new institution will aim to prepare people to take on a range of positions at NASA, in military space agencies and the private sector, according to the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Through the restructuring, BuzzFeed’s leaders said, the company will aim to grow its audience and bolster its positon in free streaming content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Now the 23-year-old will aim to reach the semi-finals when he plays Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I believe that the time will come when some combined system of forestry and horticulture can be maintained which will aim at the production of food stuffs from trees, with lumber, perhaps, as a by-product.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association
