well aimed
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 followed 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.
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noun
Idioms 8.
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
9.
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 Middle English aimen < Anglo-French a(e)smer, eimer, Old French aesmer < Vulgar Latin *adaestimāre, equivalent to Latin ad- ad- + aestimāre (see estimate); replacing Middle English amen < Old French (dial.) amer < Latin aestimāre
1275–1325; late Middle English aimen < Anglo-French a(e)smer, eimer, Old French aesmer < Vulgar Latin *adaestimāre, equivalent to Latin ad- ad- + aestimāre (see estimate); replacing Middle English amen < Old French (dial.) amer < Latin aestimāre
Related forms
aim·er, noun
aim·ful, adjective
aim·ful·ly, adverb
mis·aim, verb, noun
un·aimed, adjective
Synonyms
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.
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.
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aim (eɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to point (a weapon, missile, etc) or direct (a blow) at a particular person or object; level |
| 2. | (tr) to direct (satire, criticism, etc) at a person, object, etc |
| 3. | (intr; |
| 4. | (intr; |
| —n | |
| 5. | the action of directing something at an object |
| 6. | the direction in which something is pointed; line of sighting (esp in the phrase to take aim) |
| 7. | the object at which something is aimed; target |
| 8. | intention; purpose |
| [C14: via Old French aesmer from Latin aestimāre to | |
| AIM | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| (in Britain) Alternative Investment Market | |
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Word Origin & History
aim
early 14c., "to estimate, calculate," from O.Fr. esmar, from L. aestimare "appraise" (see estimation); current meaning apparently developed from "esteem," to "calculate," through "calculate with a view to action" (c.1400), then "calculate the direction of a missile" (1570s).
The noun is recorded from c.1400, originally "guess;" meaning "action of aiming" is from early 15c. (to take aim, originally make aim); that of "thing intended, purpose" is from 1620s. Related: Aimless (1620s).
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| AIM American Indian Movement |
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