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aim¹
- /eɪm/
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
The verb is from Middle English amen, aimen, eimen (“to guess at, to estimate, to aim”), borrowed from Old French esmer, aesmer, asmer, from Latin ad- plus aestimare (“to estimate”), the compound perhaps being originally formed in Medieval Latin (adaestimare), perhaps in Old French.
The noun is from Middle English ame, from Old French aesme, esme.
noun aims
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. to take aim
- The level of accuracy of a weapon. A rifle has more precise aim than a shotgun.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
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Intention or goal.
My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings, and kids happy.
Similar: purpose, design, scheme, aspiration
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target. The police officer has excellent aim, always hitting the bullseye in shooting practice.
- Conjecture; guess. What you would work me to, I have some aim.
Similar: design, end, ettle, intention, mint, object, purpose, scheme, scope, tendency
verb aims · aiming · aimed
- To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it.
- To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive to aim at a pass
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To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
to aim an arrow at the deer
Similar: point
- To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general
- To guess or conjecture. But, good my lord, do it so cunningly / That my discovery be not aimed at;
aim²
- /eɪm/
Rhymes with -eɪm
noun
- Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
AIM³
proper noun
- Initialism of Agape International Missions
- Initialism of Asteroid Impact Mission
- Initialism of AOL Instant Messenger
- Initialism of Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, a NASA satellite.
- AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market.
- Initialism of American Indian Movement There are Schimmel Sister stickers, and Navajo Nation stickers, Cherokee Nation stickers, Idle No More, and AIM flags duct-taped to antennas.
noun AIMs
- Acronym of air intercept missile
verb AIMs · AIMing · AIMed
- To talk to (someone) via the instant messaging service AIM (AOL Instant Messenger; 1997–2017); to send (someone) a message via this service. Um, alrighty then. Marcus likes me, we AIMed earlier and had really good cybersex. =Þ
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: take aim, target, place, bearing, train, take, get, design, heading, propose, drive, point, purpose, aspire, calculate, intention
Translations
Every language
noun pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object
| Español | puntería, pajero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조준하다 jojunhada |
| 日本語 | 狙い nerai |
| 中文 | 瞄準 /瞄准 miáozhǔn |
| Português | pontaria, mira |
| Français | visée, mire |
| Deutsch | Zielen |
| Italiano | mira |
| Ελληνικά | σκόπευση skópefsi, σημάδι simádi |
| Română | ochire |
| Русский | прице́л pricél |
| Tiếng Việt | ngắm, nhắm |
noun point intended to be hit
| Español | objetivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목표 mokpyo |
| 中文 | 標的 /标的 biāodì, 靶子 bǎzi |
| हिन्दी | लक्ष्य lakṣya |
| Português | alvo |
| Français | cible |
| Deutsch | Ziel, Zielscheibe, Schießscheibe |
| Italiano | obiettivo |
| Ελληνικά | στόχος stóchos |
| Română | țintă, țel, obiectiv |
| Русский | цель celʹ, мише́нь mišénʹ |
noun intention; purpose
| Español | objetivo, intención, meta, finalidad, pretensión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목표 mokpyo, 목적 mokjeok |
| 日本語 | 目標 mokuhyō, 目的 mokuteki |
| 中文 | 目標 /目标 mùbiāo, 目的 mùdì |
| हिन्दी | उद्देश्य uddeśya, इरादा irādā, लक्ष्य lakṣya |
| Português | objetivo |
| Français | objectif, ambition, but |
| Deutsch | Ziel |
| Italiano | obiettivo, scopo, priorità |
| Ελληνικά | σκοπός skopós, στόχος stóchos |
| Română | scop, intenție |
| Русский | цель celʹ, наме́рение namérenije |
| العربية | هَدَف hadaf |
verb to point or direct a missile weapon
| Español | asestar, encañonar, baraustar, encarar, abocar, empistolar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 狙う nerau |
| 中文 | 瞄準 /瞄准 miáozhǔn |
| हिन्दी | साधना sādhnā |
| Português | mirar, apontar |
| Français | viser |
| Deutsch | zielen |
| Italiano | puntare, mirare |
| Русский | це́литься célitʹsja, прице́ливаться pricélivatʹsja, наце́ливать nacélivatʹ, прице́литься pricélitʹsja, направля́ть napravljátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nhắm |
verb to direct the intention or purpose
| Español | pretender, encaminar, abocar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 目指す mezasu |
| Português | apontar, almejar |
| Français | viser, cibler |
| Deutsch | zielen |
| Italiano | puntare, tendere, indirizzare |
| Русский | стреми́ться stremítʹsja, домога́ться domogátʹsja, име́ть в виду́ imétʹ v vidú, ме́тить métitʹ |
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