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    aim
    /eɪm/

    verb

    • 1. point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target: "aim the camcorder at some suitable object" Similar pointdirecttrainsight
    • 2. have the intention of achieving: "the programme will aim at deepening understanding" Similar work towardsbe afterset one's sights ontry for

    noun

    • 1. a purpose or intention; a desired outcome: "our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline"
    • 2. the directing of a weapon or missile at a target: "his aim was perfect"

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  2. target (AIM) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. something you want to do or achieve. aim Our aim in protesting is to raise awareness of the unfairness of the system. goal My goal in life has always been to be financially independent. objective One of my objectives for this year is to increase sales.

  3. Add to word list. B1 [ C ] a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve: My main aim in life is to be a good husband and father. Our short-term aim is to deal with our current financial difficulties, but our long-term aim is to improve the company's profitability.

  4. The aim is to improve the public image of the police. The aim of this activity is firstly to have fun, and secondly to keep fit. Our aim is to create a fairer, more inclusive society. sb's aim. someone's ability to hit an object by throwing something or shooting at something. take aim.

  5. AIM AT SOMETHING definition: 1. to plan, hope, or intend to achieve something: 2. If information is aimed at a particular group…. Learn more.

  6. target verb [T] (AIM ATTACK) to direct an attack or criticism against someone or something: The candidate targeted his opponent's comments on the policy .

  7. AIM translate: 打算, 目標,目的;意圖, 指向, 瞄準,對準, 打算, 打算,計劃;想要, 指向, (使)瞄準,(使)對準. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.

  8. The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route. The aim is to improve the public image of the police. The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design. She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

  9. These are words and phrases related to aim. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of aim.

  10. All three goals serve the overarching aim of attempting to delineate different aspects of heterogeneity in this complex, intriguing, and costly human syndrome. From the Cambridge English Corpus The parable points not to an overarching meaning, but self-reflexively to its status as text, and to the dangers of the story-making process.

  11. AIM définition, signification, ce qu'est AIM: 1. a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve: 2. the act of pointing a weapon…. En savoir plus.