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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024aim /eɪm/USA pronunciation v. - to point (a firearm, ball, etc.) so that the thing discharged or thrown will hit a target: [~ + object]The police officer aimed the pistol and fired.[no object]He turned, aimed, and fired all in one motion.[~ + at + object]She aimed at the target.[~ + object + at + object]She aimed a kick at him.
- to direct toward a particular goal:[~ + object + at + object]The lawyer aimed his remarks at the jury.
- to strive;
try: [~ + at + verb-ing]We aim at pleasing everyone.[~ + to + verb]We aim to please. - [~ + to + verb] to intend: She aims to go tomorrow.
n. - the act of directing anything at or toward a target:[uncountable]How good is your aim?
- the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed:[uncountable]His aim was a little off.
- [uncountable] the point to be hit: to miss one's aim.
- purpose;
intention:[countable]It is my aim to reform the program.
Idioms- Idioms take aim (at), [take + ~ (+ at + object)] to point a weapon or one's efforts at:took aim at the target; took aim at reforming the bureaucrats.
aim•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024aim (ām),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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.
v.i. - to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward:He aimed at the target but missed it.
- to strive;
try (usually fol. 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.
- [Obs.]to estimate;
guess.
n. - 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. - something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts;
purpose:whatever his aim in life may be. - [Obs.]conjecture;
guess. - take aim, to sight a target:to take aim and fire.
- Latin aestimāre
- Old French (dialect, dialectal) amer
- Vulgar Latin *adaestimāre, equivalent. to Latin ad- ad- + aestimāre (see estimate); replacing Middle English amen
- Anglo-French a(e)smer, eimer, Old French aesmer
- late Middle English aimen 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged point.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sighting.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged target, objective.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged goal; intent, design. 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.
AIM (ām),USA pronunciation n. - American Indian Movement.
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