aim
/eɪm/ sustantivo B1En español: puntería, pajero, objetivo, intención
- 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
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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.
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