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. 1. The act of aiming.
   2. Skill at hitting a target: The shooter's aim was perfect.
2. 1. The line of fire of an aimed weapon.
   2. 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 aestimāre) and from Old French aesmer (from Vulgar Latin *ad estimāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin aestimāre, 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.

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verb

1. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: cast, direct, head, level, point, set, train, turn, zero in. Military lay. See seek/avoid.
2. To strive toward a goal: aspire, seek. Idioms: set one's sights on. See seek/avoid, start/end.
3. To have in mind as a goal or purpose: contemplate, design, intend, mean, plan, project, propose, purpose, target. Regional mind. See planned/unplanned, purpose/purposelessness.

noun

1. What one intends to do or achieve: ambition, design, end, goal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, point, purpose, target, view, why. Idioms: end in view, why and wherefore. See planned/unplanned, purpose/purposelessness.
2. The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse: burden, drift, intent, meaning, purport, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust. See meaning.

Idioms beginning with aim:
aim to

In addition to the idiom beginning with aim, also see take aim.

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n

Definition: a goal
Antonyms: aimlessness, avoidance, neglect, purposelessness, thoughtlessness

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v. point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target: he aimed the rifle again.

n.

the directing of a weapon or object at a target: his aim was perfect, and the guard's body collapsed backward.

take aim point a weapon or camera at a target.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The task we set our wishes to.

    "Cheer up!  Have you no aim in life?"
        She tenderly inquired.
    "An aim?  Well, no, I haven't, wife;
        The fact is -- I have fired."
                                                                  G.J.

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IN BRIEF: To intend for; direct towards.

Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself. — J. Hawes

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rette imod, sigte til, sigte på
v. intr. - tilstræbe, stræbe efter, tilsigte
n. - hensigt, mål, sigte

abbr. - AIM, Advanced Informatics in Medicine

idioms:

• aim at    bestræbe sig på, tilstræbe, stræbe efter
• take aim at    tage sigte, lægge an

Nederlands (Dutch)
streven, richten, trachten, doel(wit), het richten

Français (French)
v. tr. - braquer sur, pointer sur, décocher à, allonger (un coup), diriger contre, (fig) viser
v. intr. - viser, (fig) viser, aspirer à
n. - objectif, intention, visées (npl), (Pol) finalités, buts politiques

idioms:

• aim at    viser à
• take aim    viser
• take aim at    viser (qn, qch)

abbr. - (abrév) mouvement américano-indien, Amnesty International, Insémination artificielle, Intelligence artificielle

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausrichten, zielen
n. - Ziel, Absicht

idioms:

• aim at    bezwecken, abzielen auf
• take aim    [auf etw./jmdn.] zielen
• take aim at    anlegen

abbr. - Amerikanische Indianerbewegung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκοπεύω, σημαδεύω, στοχεύω, αποσκοπώ, επιδιώκω, ρίχνω, καταφέρω (πλήγμα)
n. - σκοπός, επιδίωξη, σκόπευση, σημάδι, στόχος

idioms:

• aim at    σκοπεύω, σημαδεύω, αποσκοπώ, αποβλέπω σε
• take aim at    σκοπεύω, σημαδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
puntare, aspirare a, cercare di, scopo, obiettivo, intenzione

idioms:

• achieve one's aim    raggiungere il proprio fine
• aim at    alludere a, puntare su
• take aim at    puntare su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - visar, fazer pontaria, ansiar, concentrar os esforços para
n. - pontaria (f), mira (f), objetivo (m)

idioms:

• achieve one's aim    atingir o seu objetivo
• aim at    visar, almejar
• take aim at    visar alguma coisa/alguém

Русский (Russian)
стремиться, цель, намерение

idioms:

• achieve one's aim    достигать цели
• aim at    иметь своей целью, целиться, стремиться
• take aim at    направлять критику на кого-то
• take aim at    прицеливаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dirigir, asestar, apuntar
v. intr. - apuntar con, dirigir, poner la mira
n. - blanco, finalidad, meta, objetivo, intención, propósito

idioms:

• aim at    querer decir con, apuntar a, dirigir, perseguir, dirigir a, visar, tener el propósito de, pretender
• take aim    apuntar, tomar puntería
• take aim at    apuntar a

abbr. - Movimiento Indio Americano

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - måtta, sikta, syfta
n. - sikte, mål, målsättning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
平均精度, 美国印第安人运动

瞄准, 对准, 意欲, 旨在, 致力, 目标, 目的, 瞄准的方向

idioms:

• aim at    瞄准, 针对
• take aim at    瞄准

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 平均精度, 美國印第安人運動

v. tr. - 瞄準
v. intr. - 對準, 瞄準, 意欲, 旨在, 致力
n. - 瞄準, 目標, 目的, 瞄準的方向

idioms:

• aim at    瞄準, 針對
• take aim at    瞄準

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 향하다, 빗대어 말하다
v. intr. - 겨누다, 목표삼다
n. - 과녁, 목적

idioms:

• aim at    겨누다
• take aim at    겨냥하다

abbr. - air interceptor missile(공대공 요격 미사일)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ねらいを定める, ねらう, …のねらいを定める
n. - 照準, ねらい, 意図

idioms:

• aim at    狙う
• take aim at    狙う, 目指す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسدد, يصوب, يتوق, يطمح إلى, يسعى (الاسم) تسديد, تصويب, قصد, غرض, هدف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כיוון‬
v. intr. - ‮כיוון, תכנן, שאף, רצה להשיג, התכוון, ניסה‬
n. - ‮מטרה, יעד, כוונה, כיוון, שאיפה‬
abbr. - ‮תנועת האינדיאנים האמריקאית‬

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Aim-atm	get me on aim
far aim	Cisco Aim-atm