on target
gɪt, ˈɔn-Dictionary.com Unabridged
noun
1.
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
2.
any object used for this purpose.
3.
anything fired at.
4.
a goal to be reached.
5.
an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt.
adjective
10.
that is or may be a target or goal: The target group consisted of college graduates who earned more than $50,000 a year.
verb (used with object)
Verb phrases 11.
to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal.
12.
to direct toward a target: The new warheads can be targeted with great precision.
13.
to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment.
14.
Idioms target (in) on, to establish or use as a target or goal: The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters.
15.
on target,
a.
properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
b.
accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
c.
filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
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World English Dictionary
target (ˈtɑːɡɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. an object or area at which an archer or marksman aims, usually a round flat surface marked with concentric rings |
| b. (as modifier): target practice | |
| 2. | a. any point or area aimed at; the object of an attack or a takeover bid |
| b. (as modifier): target area; target company | |
| 3. | a fixed goal or objective: the target for the appeal is £10 000 |
| 4. | a person or thing at which an action or remark is directed or the object of a person's feelings: a target for the teacher's sarcasm |
| 5. | a joint of lamb consisting of the breast and neck |
| 6. | surveying a marker on which sights are taken, such as the sliding marker on a levelling staff |
| 7. | (formerly) a small round shield |
| 8. | physics, electronics |
| a. a substance, object, or system subjected to bombardment by electrons or other particles, or to irradiation | |
| b. an electrode in a television camera tube whose surface, on which image information is stored, is scanned by the electron beam | |
| 9. | electronics an object to be detected by the reflection of a radar or sonar signal, etc |
| 10. | on target on the correct course to meet a target or objective |
| —vb , -gets, -geting, -geted | |
| 11. | to make a target of |
| 12. | to direct or aim: to target benefits at those most in need |
| [C14: from Old French targette a little shield, from Old French | |
| 'targetless | |
| —adj | |
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| Main Entry: | on target |
| Part of Speech: | adj, adv |
| Main Entry: | on target |
| Part of Speech: | adj, adv |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
target
c.1400, "shield," dim. of late O.E. targe, from O.Fr. targe "light shield," from Frank. *targa "shield" (cf. O.H.G. zarga "edging, border," Ger. zarge, O.E. targe, O.N. targa "shield"), from P.Gmc. *targo "border, edge." Meaning "object to be aimed at in shooting" first recorded 1757, originally in archery.
Verb meaning "to use as a target" is attested from 1837.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Target definition
(1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small shield. The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word (kidon) by "javelin." The same Hebrew word is used in Josh. 8:18 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin"); Job 39:23 (A.V., "shield;" R.V., "javelin"); 41:29 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin").
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases
on target
Completely accurate, wholly valid, as in Our cost estimates were right on target, or His criticisms were on target. This seemingly old expression dates only from the mid-1900s, and the colloquial use of target for a goal one wishes to achieve dates from about 1940.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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