aim
/eɪm/ noun B1- 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· Take time with the aim of your gun.
- 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.
- Intention or goal. · My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings, and kids happy.
- 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.· He has a bad aim, so he decided to join archery classes.
Plural aims
From the library
An archer, who saw the Eagle from a place of concealment, took an accurate aim and wounded him mortally.
Some boatmen sailing by saw her, and taking a successful aim, mortally wounded her.
As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased.
Anne expanded like a flower under this wholesome influence and carried home to the admiring Matthew and the critical Marilla glowing accounts of schoolwork and aims.
Other matches
Learn aim in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.