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Noun aim has 4 senses
- purpose, intent, intention, aim, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
--1 is a kind of goal, end
--1 has particulars: mind, idea; cross-purpose; sake; view; will
- aim, object, objective, target - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
--2 is a kind of goal, end
--2 has particulars: business; point; thing
- aim - the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"
--3 is a kind of steering, guidance, direction
- bearing, heading, aim - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
--4 is a kind of direction, way
--4 has particulars: tack
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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