aim

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UK /eɪm/

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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Act of pointing something at a target

The soldiers must have good aim when they shoot their guns

v.t.Transitive VerbTo point something at a target

Try to aim the gun at the target

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Purpose or goal

My aim is to finish paying for my house and start saving for retirement

v.t.Transitive VerbTo intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen

I aim to pass the test in two years’ time

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plant in Moses Lake, Washington with the aim to produce 9000 tonnes of the material per
plant in Moses Lake, Washington with the aim to produce 9000 tonnes of the material per

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A primitive hunk of steel, without delicate decoration - you'll aim with sights of iron
A primitive hunk of steel, without delicate decoration - you'll aim with sights of iron

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- [Voiceover] Andrzej asks, "How do you keep aim
- [Voiceover] Andrzej asks, "How do you keep aim

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And so it's a wisdom to know what to aim at.
And so it's a wisdom to know what to aim at.

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Saturday's military operation came just a day after the President authorized the US to take aim at another unidentified object off the coast of Alaska,
Saturday's military operation came just a day after the President authorized the US to take aim at another unidentified object off the coast of Alaska,

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be happy. Your actions aim for the opposite. You want to be the
be happy. Your actions aim for the opposite. You want to be the
unclear and the path unclear. If motivation strikes, aim ridiculously high
unclear and the path unclear. If motivation strikes, aim ridiculously high

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So we find our why, we find our goal, we fire, and we will find we usually hit what we aim
So we find our why, we find our goal, we fire, and we will find we usually hit what we aim

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The aim was for them to infiltrate every sector of society...
The aim was for them to infiltrate every sector of society...

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or you could do it yourself at home where you aim
or you could do it yourself at home where you aim

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he replied tersely that we should simply aim to spend more time ‘in graveyards'.
he replied tersely that we should simply aim to spend more time ‘in graveyards'.