What does aimed mean?

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1 : to direct a course specifically : to point a weapon at an object Aim carefully before shooting. 2 : aspire, intend She aims to win. transitive verb. 1a : point aim a gun. b : to direct toward a specified object or goal a story aimed at children.

Is aimed at meaning?

— phrasal verb with aim verb. /eɪm/ us. to produce something for a particular purpose or a particular group of people: aim at doing sth The new budget aims at providing extra support for the unemployed.

What does it mean to aim for something?

If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.

Is aimed to or at?

If an action or plan is aimed at achieving something, it is intended or planned to achieve it. If you aim to do something, you decide or want to do it. If your actions or remarks are aimed at a particular person or group, you intend that the person or group should notice them and be influenced by them.

What are you aiming for meaning?

If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it. He is aiming for the 100 metres world record. [ V + for/at]

Is aimed at synonym?

Some common synonyms of aim are design, end, goal, intention, intent, objective, object, and purpose. While all these words mean “what one intends to accomplish or attain,” aim adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing.

Is it aim for or aim at?

The main difference “Aim for” is trying to get yourself somewhere. “Aim at” is trying to get something somewhere else.

Is aim and target the same?

Target: the exact result of what you want to get. Aim: what you hope to get and you want to do this.

Is Aim for Correct?

The form “to aim to {infinitive}” has been around for a few hundred years and is perfectly correct English. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator II.

How do you use aiming?

2) She’s aiming at a sports scholarship. 3) We’re aiming our products at the big enchilada – the home computer market. 4) He is aiming for the 100 metres world record.

What is the synonym of aimed?

What is the opposite word of AIM?

What is the opposite of aim?

aimlessness	avoidance
dislike	hate
hatred	neglect
purposelessness	thoughtlessness

Is a target a goal?

A “target” will be an object focused on a specific point that the athlete is aiming to hit. Success is measured in distance from that point. A “goal” will be a larger object such as what is used in soccer/football or hockey. Success for a goal will be anything that fits through the goal; it is either in or out.

Is an aim a goal?

A goal is a target or a desired result. The aim is the process of orienting yourself and your actions towards a goal or an ambition. An aim is like a relatively long term plan of action. When you aim, you try to see the bigger picture.

What does aim mean in texting?

AOL Instant Messenger
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.

Is it aim at or aim for?

Is Aim another word for goal?

Some common synonyms of goal are aim, design, end, intention, intent, objective, object, and purpose. While all these words mean “what one intends to accomplish or attain,” goal suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship.

Are aimed at synonym?

What is another word for aimed at?

fastened	focused
focussed	concentrated
directed	fixt
fixed	riveted
rivetted	aimed

Is Aim formal word?

“The company’s aim is to make the world a better place.”…What is another word for aim?

end	design
goal	intention
target	object
objective	plan
point	purpose