aim
[ eym ]
/ eɪm /
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.
to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose: to aim a satire at snobbery.
verb (used without object)
noun
Idioms for aim
take aim,
to sight a target: to take aim and fire.
Origin of aim
synonym study for aim
11.
Aim,
end,
object all imply something that is the goal of one's efforts.
Aim implies that toward which one makes a direct line, refusing to be diverted from it:
a nobleness of aim; one's aim in life.
End emphasizes the goal as a cause of efforts:
the end for which one strives.
Object emphasizes the goal as that toward which all efforts are directed:
the object of years of study.
OTHER WORDS FROM aim
Words nearby aim
ailment,
ailurophile,
ailurophilia,
ailurophobe,
ailurophobia,
aim,
aim to,
aimak,
aimee,
aiming point,
aimless
Definition for aim (2 of 2)
AIM
[ eym ]
/ eɪm /
noun
American Indian Movement.
Example sentences from the Web for aim
British Dictionary definitions for aim (1 of 2)
aim
/ (eɪm) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for aim
C14: via Old French
aesmer from Latin
aestimāre to
estimate
British Dictionary definitions for aim (2 of 2)
AIM
abbreviation for
(in Britain) Alternative Investment Market
Idioms and Phrases with aim
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