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Aim

//eɪm// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Agape International Missions. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Asteroid Impact Mission. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of AOL Instant Messenger. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, a NASA satellite. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market. UK
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  1. 6
    Initialism of American Indian Movement. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "There are Schimmel Sister stickers, and Navajo Nation stickers, Cherokee Nation stickers, Idle No More, and AIM flags duct-taped to antennas."

Noun
  1. 1
    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"

  2. 2
    Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Acronym of air intercept missile. US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  4. 4
    the action of directing something at an object wordnet
  5. 5
    The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
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  1. 6
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) wordnet
  2. 7
    Intention or goal.

    "My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings, and kids happy."

  3. 8
    an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions wordnet
  4. 9
    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."

  5. 10
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies wordnet
  6. 11
    Conjecture; guess. obsolete

    "What you would work me to, I have some aim."

Verb
  1. 1
    To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it intransitive

    "He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it."

  2. 2
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal wordnet
  3. 3
    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 intransitive

    "to aim at a pass"

  4. 4
    propose or intend wordnet
  5. 5
    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 transitive

    "to aim an arrow at the deer"

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  1. 6
    specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public wordnet
  2. 7
    To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group transitive

    "to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general"

  3. 8
    direct (a remark) toward an intended goal wordnet
  4. 9
    To guess or conjecture. intransitive, obsolete

    "But, good my lord, do it so cunningly / That my discovery be not aimed at;"

  5. 10
    move into a desired direction of discourse wordnet
  6. 11
    intend (something) to move towards a certain goal wordnet
  7. 12
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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