aiming at
Noun1.
aim – 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”intent, intention, purpose, designgoal, end – the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; “the ends justify the means”idea, mind – your intention; what you intend to do; “he had in mind to see his old teacher”; “the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces”cross-purpose – a contrary aim; “at cross-purposes”final cause – (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or processsake – the purpose of achieving or obtaining; “for the sake of argument”view – purpose; the phrase `with a view to’ means `with the intention of’ or `for the purpose of’; “he took the computer with a view to pawning it”will – a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; “where there’s a will there’s a way”2.
aim – the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); “the sole object of her trip was to see her children”objective, object, targetgoal, end – the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; “the ends justify the means”grail – the object of any prolonged endeavorbusiness – an immediate objective; “gossip was the main business of the evening”point – the object of an activity; “what is the point of discussing it?”thing – a special objective; “the thing is to stay in bounds”3.
aim – the action of directing something at an object; “he took aim and fired”steering, guidance, direction – the act of setting and holding a course; “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”4.
aim – the direction or path along which something moves or along which it liesbearing, headingdirection, way – a line leading to a place or point; “he looked the other direction”; “didn’t know the way home”tack – the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails2.aim – propose or intend; “I aim to arrive at noon”purpose, purport, proposeintend, mean, think – have in mind as a purpose; “I mean no harm”; “I only meant to help you”; “She didn’t think to harm me”; “We thought to return early that night”3.aim – move into a desired direction of discourse; “What are you driving at?”drive, getmean, intend – mean or intend to express or convey; “You never understand what I mean!”; “what do his words intend?”4.aim – specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain publiccalculate, directdestine, intend, designate, specify – design or destine; “She was intended to become the director”6.aim – direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; “She wanted to aim a pun”mean, intend – mean or intend to express or convey; “You never understand what I mean!”; “what do his words intend?”
aim – 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”intent, intention, purpose, designgoal, end – the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; “the ends justify the means”idea, mind – your intention; what you intend to do; “he had in mind to see his old teacher”; “the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces”cross-purpose – a contrary aim; “at cross-purposes”final cause – (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or processsake – the purpose of achieving or obtaining; “for the sake of argument”view – purpose; the phrase `with a view to’ means `with the intention of’ or `for the purpose of’; “he took the computer with a view to pawning it”will – a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; “where there’s a will there’s a way”2.
aim – the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); “the sole object of her trip was to see her children”objective, object, targetgoal, end – the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; “the ends justify the means”grail – the object of any prolonged endeavorbusiness – an immediate objective; “gossip was the main business of the evening”point – the object of an activity; “what is the point of discussing it?”thing – a special objective; “the thing is to stay in bounds”3.
aim – the action of directing something at an object; “he took aim and fired”steering, guidance, direction – the act of setting and holding a course; “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”4.
aim – the direction or path along which something moves or along which it liesbearing, headingdirection, way – a line leading to a place or point; “he looked the other direction”; “didn’t know the way home”tack – the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails2.aim – propose or intend; “I aim to arrive at noon”purpose, purport, proposeintend, mean, think – have in mind as a purpose; “I mean no harm”; “I only meant to help you”; “She didn’t think to harm me”; “We thought to return early that night”3.aim – move into a desired direction of discourse; “What are you driving at?”drive, getmean, intend – mean or intend to express or convey; “You never understand what I mean!”; “what do his words intend?”4.aim – specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain publiccalculate, directdestine, intend, designate, specify – design or destine; “She was intended to become the director”6.aim – direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; “She wanted to aim a pun”mean, intend – mean or intend to express or convey; “You never understand what I mean!”; “what do his words intend?”
