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Verb aim has 7 senses
- aim, take, train, take aim, direct - aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
--1 is one way to position
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
- aim, purpose, purport, propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
--2 is one way to intend, mean, think
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- drive, get, aim - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
--3 is one way to mean, intend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- calculate, aim, direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
--4 is one way to intend, destine, designate, specify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- target, aim, place, direct, point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
--5 is one way to aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s PP
- aim - direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"
--6 is one way to mean, intend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
--7 is one way to plan, be after
Sample sentence:
They aim to move
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