aim
If you wad up a piece of paper and line up a shot at a wastebasket, you are taking aim. If instead, the paper bounces off your teacher’s head, then your aim was way off.
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.
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point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
“Please don’t
aim at your little brother!”-
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direct, place, point, target
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
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draw a bead on
aim with a gun
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hold
aim, point, or direct
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turn
direct at someone
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swing
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
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charge, level, point
direct into a position for use
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level
aim at
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sight
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
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address
direct a question at someone
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home in, range in, zero in
direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
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position
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
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the action of directing something at an object
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the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
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propose or intend
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have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
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move into a desired direction of discourse
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specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
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the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
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grail
the object of any prolonged endeavor
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business
an immediate objective
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point
the object of an activity
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thing
a special objective
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occasions
something you have to do
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an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
“it was created with the conscious
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idea, mind
your intention; what you intend to do
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cross-purpose
a contrary aim
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final cause
(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
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sake
the purpose of achieving or obtaining
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view
purpose; the phrase `with a view to’ means `with the intention of’ or `for the purpose of’
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will
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
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direct (a remark) toward an intended goal