aim
nounEtymology
The verb is from Middle English amen, aimen, eimen (“to guess at, to estimate, to aim”), borrowed from Old French esmer, aesmer, asmer, from Latin ad- plus aestimare (“to estimate”), the compound perhaps being originally formed in Medieval Latin (adaestimare), perhaps in Old French. The noun is from Middle English ame, from Old French aesme, esme.
Definitions
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of…
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- to take aim
- Take time with the aim of your gun.
- 2012, "The Legend of the Gobblewonker", season 1, episode 2 of Gravity Falls, spoken by Grunkle Stan, voiced by Alex Hirsch My ex-wife still misses me, but her aim is getting better!
The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
Intention or goal.
- My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings, and kids happy.
- As a matter of fact the Enlightment culture was based on a philosophy inspired to an ethical laicism whose aim was to create a better society based on principles such as solidarity, equality of rights and duties, and full freedom.
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The ability of someone to aim straight
The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
- The police officer has excellent aim, always hitting the bullseye in shooting practice.
- He has a bad aim, so he decided to join archery classes.
Conjecture
Conjecture; guess.
- What you would work me to, I have some aim.
To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or…
To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it.
To direct the intention or purpose
To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- to aim at a pass
- to aim to do well in life
- The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed.
To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object
To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
- to aim an arrow at the deer
- She aimed a punch at her ex-boyfriend.
- He aimed the gun at him and he held his hands up in surrender.
To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general
To guess or conjecture.
- But, good my lord, do it so cunningly / That my discovery be not aimed at;
Initialism of America Online AIM
Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
Initialism of Agape International Missions.
Initialism of Asteroid Impact Mission.
Initialism of AOL Instant Messenger.
Initialism of Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, a NASA satellite.
AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange
AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market.
Initialism of American Indian Movement.
- There are Schimmel Sister stickers, and Navajo Nation stickers, Cherokee Nation stickers, Idle No More, and AIM flags duct-taped to antennas.
Acronym of air intercept missile.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for aim. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA