aim
/eɪm/ verbo B2En español: asestar, encañonar, baraustar, encarar
- 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· to aim to do well in life
- 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· She aimed a punch at her ex-boyfriend.
- To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group · to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general
He/she/it aims · Pasado aimed · Participio pasado aimed · Forma en -ing aiming
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De la biblioteca
“Folly, folly, folly!—to carry generosity so far as to put myself up as a mark for that young man to aim at.
Some boatmen sailing by saw her, and taking a successful aim, mortally wounded her.
The Oak said with a sigh, “I do not care about the blows of the axe aimed at my roots, but I do grieve at being torn in pieces by these wedges made from my own branches.”
An archer, who saw the Eagle from a place of concealment, took an accurate aim and wounded him mortally.
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