aim sth at sb
— phrasal verb with aim uk/eɪm/us/eɪm/verb
B2 If information is aimed at a particular group of people, it is made known in a way that influences them or makes them interested in something:
These advertisements are specifically aimed at young people.
More examples
- The advertising campaign is aimed principally at women.
- The product is aimed at young people in the 18 - 25 age range.
- Most of these places are aimed at twenty-somethings.
- In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.
- The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purpose idiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim
- aim at sth
- calculate
- chart
- engineer
- in the pipeline idiom
- intend
- intent
- intention
- intentional
- promise
- scheme
- scientific
- see sth coming idiom
- set sth up
- strategic
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