aim ( m)v. aimed, aim·ing, aims v.tr. 1. To direct (a weapon) toward an intended target. 2. To direct toward or intend for a particular goal or group: The publicity campaign was aimed at improving the eating habits of children. v.intr. 1. To direct a weapon: a gunner aiming carefully. 2. To determine a course or direct an effort: aim for a better education. 3. To propose to do something; intend: The historical society is aiming to restore the town hall. n. 1. a. The act of aiming. b. Skill at hitting a target: The shooter's aim was perfect. 2. a. The line of fire of an aimed weapon. b. The degree of accuracy of a weapon. 3. A purpose or intention toward which one's efforts are directed. 4. Obsolete A target; a mark. 5. Obsolete A conjecture; a guess. [Middle English aimen, from Old French esmer, to estimate (from Latin aestim re) and from Old French aesmer (from Vulgar Latin *ad estimre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin aestimre, to estimate).]Synonyms: aim, direct, level, point, train These verbs mean to turn something toward an intended goal or target: aimed the camera at the guests; directing my eyes on the book; leveled criticism at the administration; pointing a finger at the suspect; trained the gun on the intruder. See Also Synonyms at intention. |
aim
Verb
1. to point (a weapon or missile) or direct (a blow or remark) at a particular person or object
2. to propose or intend: they aim to provide full and equal rights to all groups
Noun
1. the action of directing something at an object
2. intention or purpose
3. take aim to point a weapon or missile at a person or object [Latin aestimare to estimate]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  aim - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" idea, mind - your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" cross-purpose - a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes" final cause - (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process sake - the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument" view - purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it" will - a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way" |
| 2. | aim - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" grail - the object of any prolonged endeavor business - an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" point - the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?" thing - a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds" | |
| 3. | aim - the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired" | |
| 4. | aim - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies direction, way - a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" tack - the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails | |
| Verb | 1. |  aim - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"target, direct, aim, place, point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" draw a bead on - aim with a gun; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit" hold - aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" turn - direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" swing - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" level - aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody" position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation sight - take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) |
| 2. | aim - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" | |
| 3. | aim - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" | |
| 4. | aim - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public | |
| 5. | aim - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" address - direct a question at someone | |
| 6. | aim - direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun" | |
| 7. | aim - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim" |
aim
Translations
aim [eɪm] vt [+ gun] → apuntar [+ missile, remark]; dirigir [+ blow]; asestar
vi (also: take aim) → apuntar
aim [eɪm] vt to aim sth (at) [+ gun, camera] → braquer or pointer qch (sur) [+ missile]; lancer qch (à or contre or en direction de) [+ remark, blow]; destiner or adresser qch (à) vi (also: to take aim) → viser
n (= objective) → but m (= skill);
his aim is bad → il vise mal;
to aim to do → avoir l'intention de faire
aim [eɪm] vt to aim at (gun, missile, camera) → richten auf +acc;
n (objective) → Ziel nt;
(in shooting) → Zielsicherheit f;
aim [eɪm] vt to aim sth at [+ gun] → mirare qc a, puntare qc a [+ camera, remark]; rivolgere qc a [+ missile]; lanciare qc contro [+ blow etc]; tirare qc a vi (also: to take aim) → prendere la mira
n → mira;
to aim at → mirare;
to aim to do → aver l'intenzione di fare
v aim [eim]
1 (usually withat, ~for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target. mik يُسَدِّد، يُصَوِّب إلى الهَدَف целя се (za)mířit sigte zielen (mit) σημαδεύω apuntar sihtima هدف گرفتن tähdätä viser לְכַווֵן निशाना बनाना ciljati céloz membidik miða (á) puntare ねらう 겨누다 nu(si)taikyti mērķēt acu richten sikte celować apontar a ţinti целиться (za)mieriť uperiti uperiti nešto na nekoga (nešto) sikta, rikta เล็งเป้าหมาย nişan almak, çevirmek, yöneltmek 瞄準 цілити(ся) نشانہ باندھنا nhắm 瞄准
2 (withto, ~at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers. poog om يَهْدِف إلى، يَطْمَح إلى целя, имам за цел usilovat o have til hensigt anstreben σκοπεύω pretender, tener la intención, proponerse püüd(le)ma قصد داشتن pyrkiä viser à לִשׁאוֹף, לְהִתכּווֵן योजना बनाना imati nakanu az a célja... bermaksud stefna (að), áætla avere l'intenzione di 目指す ...할 작정이다 ketinti tēmēt; tiekties sasaran beogen ha til hensikt mieć na celu, dążyć tencionar a intenţiona стремиться snažiť sa načrtovati, skušati nameravati sikta på, sträva efter ตั้งเป้า amaçlamak, niyet etmek 目的在於... прагнути; намагатися مقصد tập trung vào 目的在于...
n
1 the act of or skill at aiming His aim is excellent. mik تَسْدِيد، تَصْوِيب إلى الهَدَف прицел schopnost mířit, dobrá muška sigte das Zielen στόχευση puntería sihtimine هدف گیری tähtäys habileté à viser כִּיווּן לַמַטָרָה लक्ष्य ciljanje cél bidikan mið mira, scopo ねらい 겨냥, 조준 taiklumas mērķis sasaran het mikken hensikt, forsett cel pontaria ţintă цель dobrá muška ciljanje nišanjenje sikte, träffsäkerhet ความตั้งใจ nişan alma 瞄準 ціль, мішень نشانہ باندھنا ý định 瞄准
2 what a person intends to do My aim is to become prime minister. doelwit هَدَف، قَصْد цел cíl hensigt; mål das Ziel σκοπός objetivo, meta siht قصد؛ نیت tavoite ambition מַטָרָה nakana cél tujuan takmark aspirazione, scopo 目的 목표 tikslas mērķis rancangan doel mål, hensikt cel intenção ambiţie намерение cieľ ambicija namera målsättning เป้าหมาย amaç, hedef, gaye 目標 мета, намір نصب العین mục tiêu 目标
adj aimless
without purpose an aimless life. doelloos بِلا هَدَف، بِلا غَايَه безцелен bezcílný formålsløs ziellos άσκοπος sin objetivo, sin proposito fijo sihitu بی هدف tarkoitukseton sans ambition חַסָר מַטָרָה लक्ष्यहीन besciljan céltalan tanpa tujuan tilgangslaus privo di scopo 目的のない 목적이 없는 betikslis bezmērķīgs tanpa tujuan doelloos formålsløs bezcelowy sem rumo fără ţel/ţintă бесцельный bezcieľny brez cilja besciljan utan mål, planlös ไม่มีจุดหมาย amaçsız, hedefsiz, gayesiz 無目的的 безцільний نصب العین không mục đích 无目的的
adv aimlessly
doelloos بِدُون هَدَف، بِدُون غَايَه безцелно bezcílně formålsløst ziellos άσκοπα sin objetivo sihitult بی هدفانه päämäärättömästi sans but ללֹא מַטָרָה बिना किसी मतलब के besciljno céltalanul án tilgangs senza scopo あてなく 목적 없이 be tikslo bezmērķīgi dengan tanpa tujuan doelloos formålsløst bez celu sem rumo fără ţel/ţintă бесцельно bezcieľne brez cilja besciljno planlöst อย่างไม่มีจุดหมาย amaçsızca 無目的地 безцільно بے مقصد طور پر một cách vu vơ 无目的地
n aimlessness
doelloosheid إنْعِدَام الهَدَف безцелност bezcílnost formålsløshed die Ziellosigkeit έλλειψη στόχου falta de objetivo eesmärgitus بی هدفی päämäärättömyys manque d'ambition חוֹסֶר מַטָרָה लक्ष्यहीनता besciljnost céltalanság tanpa tujuan tilgangsleysi mancanza di scopo 無目的 목적이 없음 tikslo stoka bezmērķīgums tiada tujuan doelloosheid formålsløshet bezcelowość falta de finalidade lipsă de ambiţie бессмысленность bezcieľnosť brezciljnost besciljnost planlöshet ความไม่มีจุดหมาย amaçsızlık 無目的 безцільність بے مقصدیت tính vu vơ 无目的
take aim
to aim He took aim at the target. mik يُصَوِّب، يُسَدِّد прицелвам се mířit sigte; rette mod zielen σκοπεύω apuntar sihtima هدفگیری کردن tähdätä viser לְכָווֵן निशाना लगाना naciljati megcéloz mengarahkan bidikan, membidik miða, taka mið mirare ～にねらいを定める 조준하다 nusitaikyti mērķēt memsasarkan mikken sikte, rette mot celować fazer pontaria a ţinti прицеливаться mieriť pomeriti (v) nišaniti ta sikte เล็ง nişan almak 瞄準 прицілюватися نشانہ باندھنا nhắm vào 瞄准
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