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aim
1[ eym ]
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.
Synonyms:
- to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose:
to aim a satire at snobbery.
verb (used without object)
- to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward:
He aimed at the target but missed it.
- to strive; try (usually followed by to or at ):
We aim to please.
They aim at saving something every month.
- to intend:
She aims to go tomorrow.
- to direct efforts, as toward an object:
The satire aimed at modern greed.
- Obsolete. to estimate; guess.
noun
- the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting:
within the cannon's aim.
- the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at:
to miss one's aim.
Synonyms: ,
- something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose:
whatever his aim in life may be.
Synonyms: , ,
- Obsolete. conjecture; guess.
AIM
2[ eym ]
noun
- American Indian Movement.
AIM
1abbreviation for
- (in Britain) Alternative Investment Market
aim
2/ ±ðɪ³¾ /
verb
- to point (a weapon, missile, etc) or direct (a blow) at a particular person or object; level
- tr to direct (satire, criticism, etc) at a person, object, etc
- intr; foll by at or an infinitive to propose or intend
we aim to leave early
- intr; often foll by at or for to direct one's efforts or strive (towards)
to aim at better communications
to aim high
noun
- the action of directing something at an object
- the direction in which something is pointed; line of sighting (esp in the phrase to take aim )
- the object at which something is aimed; target
- intention; purpose
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of aim1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of aim1
Idioms and Phrases
- take aim, to sight a target:
to take aim and fire.
More idioms and phrases containing aim
In addition to the idiom beginning with aim , also see take aim .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It would be hugely reluctant to comply with another US ask: to water down its much-trumpeted digital regulations, aimed at limiting monopolies and placing restrictions on speech and content in the EU.
But while they will be familiar with the typical way of playing - moving and aiming with joysticks and shooting with the "A" button - there’s a significant new feature too.
Another potential investor is Frank McCourt, who founded the Project Liberty organisation in 2021, which aims to give more power to internet users.
Judges also took aim at longer-standing progressive programs, as when Judge Reed O’Connor of Fort Worth, a George W. Bush appointee, declared the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in 2018.
Proposed legislation aimed at preventing and reducing the harm of terror attacks at events venues is expected to be given Royal Assent later.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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