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- Dictionaryaim/eɪm/
verb
- 1. point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target: "aim the camcorder at some suitable object" Similar
- 2. have the intention of achieving: "the programme will aim at deepening understanding" Similar
noun
- 1. a purpose or intention; a desired outcome: "our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline"
- 2. the directing of a weapon or missile at a target: "his aim was perfect"
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AIM definition: 1. a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve: 2. the act of pointing a weapon…. Learn more.
The meaning of AIM is to direct a course; specifically : to point a weapon at an object. How to use aim in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Aim.
Definition of aim verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
A purpose or goal is an aim. When you were little, your aim might have been to be a famous astronaut, a movie star, or a police officer. As a verb, aim means to intend, try, or aspire. You may aim to take your dog for three walks every day, but your fenced-in yard tends to make both of you lazy.
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.
[uncountable, singular] the action or skill of pointing a weapon at somebody/something. Her aim was good and she hit the lion with her first shot. The gunman took aim (= pointed his weapon) and fired. His aim was poor and he missed the target. It was a perfect aim and there was no way he would miss. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
AIM definition: 1. the purpose of doing something, and what you hope to achieve: 2. someone's ability to hit an…. Learn more.
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.
aim meaning, definition, what is aim: something you hope to achieve by doing s...: Learn more.
