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aim

[eym]
–verb (used with object)
1. to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
2. to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose: to aim a satire at snobbery.
–verb (used without object)
3. to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward: He aimed at the target but missed it.
4. to strive; try (usually fol. by to or at): We aim to please. They aim at saving something every month.
5. to intend: She aims to go tomorrow.
6. to direct efforts, as toward an object: The satire aimed at modern greed.
7. Obsolete. to estimate; guess.
–noun
8. the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
9. the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting: within the cannon's aim.
10. the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at: to miss one's aim.
11. something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose: whatever his aim in life may be.
12. Obsolete. conjecture; guess.
13. take aim, to sight a target: to take aim and fire.

Origin:
1275–1325; late ME aimen < AF a(e)smer, eimer, OF aesmer < VL *adaestimāre, equiv. to L ad- ad- + aestimāre (see estimate ); r. ME amen < OF (dial.) amer < L aestimāre


aimer, noun
aimful, adjective
aim⋅ful⋅ly, adverb


1. point. 8. sighting. 10. target, objective. 11. goal; intent, design. Aim, end, object all imply something that is the goal of one's efforts. Aim implies that toward which one makes a direct line, refusing to be diverted from it: a nobleness of aim; one's aim in life. End emphasizes the goal as a cause of efforts: the end for which one strives. Object emphasizes the goal as that toward which all efforts are directed: the object of years of study.
aim   (ām)   
v.   aimed, aim·ing, aims

v.   tr.
  1. To direct (a weapon) toward an intended target.
  2. To direct toward or intend for a particular goal or group: The publicity campaign was aimed at improving the eating habits of children.
v.   intr.
  1. To direct a weapon: a gunner aiming carefully.
  2. To determine a course or direct an effort: aim for a better education.
  3. To propose to do something; intend: The historical society is aiming to restore the town hall.
n.  
    1. The act of aiming.
    2. Skill at hitting a target: The shooter's aim was perfect.
    3. The line of fire of an aimed weapon.
    4. The degree of accuracy of a weapon.
    1. The line of fire of an aimed weapon.
    2. The degree of accuracy of a weapon.
  1. A purpose or intention toward which one's efforts are directed.
  2. Obsolete A target; a mark.
  3. Obsolete A conjecture; a guess.

[Middle English aimen, from Old French esmer, to estimate (from Latin aestimāre) and from Old French aesmer (from Vulgar Latin *ad estimāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin aestimāre, to estimate).]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to turn something toward an intended goal or target: aimed the camera at the guests; directing my eyes on the book; leveled criticism at the administration; pointing a finger at the suspect; trained the gun on the intruder. See Also Synonyms at intention.
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