Aim

//eɪm//

Synonyms for "aim" (235 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (47)

bearing purpose target aspiration attempt bent course direction endeavor final cause intent object objective tendency sight address affectation aim at ambition angle

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animus aspire aspire after aspire to atmosphere aura azimuth be after be determined bear bend butt by-end by-purpose calculate cast

Noun(8 words)

design purpose intention object scheme aspiration bearing cause

Verb(3 words)

point aspire calculate

Strong matches (71)

Related words (117)

lead level level at lie line line of direction line of march loftiness long lugs mannerism mark mean meaning measure melodia melody mind mission mood

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Noun(5 words)

mint objective scope target tendency

Verb(9 words)

place propose purport purpose shoot for take take aim target train

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

19 entries

be after designate destine direct direction end goal guidance intend mean plan position specify steering take take aim

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Synonyms

23 entries

aspiration attempt bearing bent calculate course direction draw bead on drive effort endeavor final cause intent object objective proclivity

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coordinate

10 entries

AAM ASM IRAAM LRAAM MRAAM Main Market SAM SM SRAAM SSM

derived

21 entries

aim assist aim at aim for aim for the sky aim for the stars aim high aim-crier aimable aimbot aimer aimful aimless aimpoint aimworthy cry aim fire!

Showing 16 of 21 words.

has context

4 entries

esa internet nasa space

is a

2 entries

goal steering

manner of

3 entries

intend mean position

related to

32 entries

accurate aol arrow be accurate blow conjecture dart direction discourse fire for target goal guess gun gun pointing guns

Showing 16 of 32 words.

Translations

263 translations across 59 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

σκοπός noun (intention; purpose)

Arabic

1 entries

هَدَف noun (intention; purpose)

Armenian

2 entries

նպատակ noun (point intended to be hit)
նպատակ noun (intention; purpose)

Asturian

2 entries

amotar verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
apuntar verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

tuşlamaq verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Bashkir

2 entries

маҡсат noun (intention; purpose)
ниәт noun (intention; purpose)

Belarusian

4 entries

мэ́та noun (intention; purpose)
мішэ́нь noun (point intended to be hit)
наме́р noun (intention; purpose)
цэль noun (point intended to be hit)

Bengali

1 entries

মকসদ noun (intention; purpose)

Bulgarian

4 entries

мише́на noun (point intended to be hit)
намере́ние noun (intention; purpose)
прице́л noun (point intended to be hit)
цел noun (point intended to be hit)

Catalan

3 entries

fi noun (intention; purpose)
apuntar verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
apuntar verb (to direct the intention or purpose)

Cebuano

1 entries

tuyo noun (intention; purpose)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

標的 /标的 noun (point intended to be hit)
目標 /目标 noun (intention; purpose)
目的 noun (intention; purpose)
瞄準 /瞄准 noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)

Czech

4 entries

cíl noun (intention; purpose)
terč noun (point intended to be hit)
mířit verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
namířit verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Danish

1 entries

rette verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Dutch

4 entries

bedoeling noun (intention; purpose)
doel noun (point intended to be hit)
doel noun (intention; purpose)
oogmerk noun (intention; purpose)

Esperanto

3 entries

celo noun (intention; purpose)
celi verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
celi verb (to direct the intention or purpose)

Finnish

4 entries

aikomus noun (intention; purpose)
maali noun (point intended to be hit)
tarkoitus noun (intention; purpose)
tavoite noun (intention; purpose)

French

4 entries

ambition noun (intention; purpose)
but noun (intention; purpose)
cible noun (point intended to be hit)
mire noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)

Galician

3 entries

fito noun (point intended to be hit)
obxectivo noun (intention; purpose)
sisto noun (point intended to be hit)

German

4 entries

Schießscheibe noun (point intended to be hit)
Ziel noun (point intended to be hit)
Ziel noun (intention; purpose)
Zielen noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)

Greek

4 entries

σημάδι noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
σκοπός noun (intention; purpose)
σκόπευση noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
στόχος noun (point intended to be hit)

Hadza

1 entries

tanche verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Hindi

4 entries

इरादा noun (intention; purpose)
उद्देश्य noun (intention; purpose)
लक्षित करना noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
लक्ष्य noun (point intended to be hit)

Hungarian

4 entries

cél noun (point intended to be hit)
cél noun (intention; purpose)
célkitűzés noun (intention; purpose)
célpont noun (point intended to be hit)

Ido

1 entries

skopo noun (point intended to be hit)

Indonesian

3 entries

tujuan noun (intention; purpose)
bidik verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
membidik verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Ingrian

2 entries

tarkata verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
tarkoittaa verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Irish

4 entries

aidhm noun (intention; purpose)
aimsiú noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
aimsigh verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
aimsigh verb (to direct the intention or purpose)

Italian

4 entries

mira noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
obiettivo noun (point intended to be hit)
obiettivo noun (intention; purpose)
priorità noun (intention; purpose)

Japanese

4 entries

狙い noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
目標 noun (intention; purpose)
目的 noun (intention; purpose)
狙う verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Kazakh

4 entries

көздеу noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
нысана noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
нысана noun (point intended to be hit)
көздеу verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

vāthāh noun (intention; purpose)

Khmer

2 entries

តម្រង់ verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
មានបំណង verb (to direct the intention or purpose)

Korean

4 entries

목적 noun (intention; purpose)
목표 noun (point intended to be hit)
목표 noun (intention; purpose)
조준하다 noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

biichten verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Macedonian

4 entries

мета noun (intention; purpose)
нишан noun (point intended to be hit)
цел noun (intention; purpose)
цели verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Malay

2 entries

tujuan noun (intention; purpose)
توجوان noun (intention; purpose)

Malayalam

4 entries

ഉന്നം noun (point intended to be hit)
ഉന്നം noun (intention; purpose)
ലക്ഷ്യം noun (point intended to be hit)
ലക്ഷ്യം noun (intention; purpose)

Māori

4 entries

whāinga noun (point intended to be hit)
whāinga noun (intention; purpose)
kero verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
titiro whakakeko verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries

направити verb (to direct the intention or purpose)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

غایه noun (intention; purpose)
مقصد noun (intention; purpose)
هدف noun (intention; purpose)
نشانلامق verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Polish

4 entries

cel noun (point intended to be hit)
cel noun (intention; purpose)
tarcza noun (point intended to be hit)
celować verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Portuguese

4 entries

alvo noun (point intended to be hit)
mira noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
objetivo noun (intention; purpose)
pontaria noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)

Romanian

4 entries

intenție noun (intention; purpose)
obiectiv noun (point intended to be hit)
ochire noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
scop noun (intention; purpose)

Russian

4 entries

мише́нь noun (point intended to be hit)
наме́рение noun (intention; purpose)
прице́л noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
цель noun (point intended to be hit)

Sanskrit

1 entries

अर्थ noun (intention; purpose)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

amas noun (point intended to be hit)
amas noun (intention; purpose)
amais verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
amais verb (to direct the intention or purpose)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

cȋlj noun (intention; purpose)
méta noun (point intended to be hit)
méta noun (intention; purpose)
nìšan noun (point intended to be hit)

Slovak

4 entries

cieľ noun (intention; purpose)
terč noun (point intended to be hit)
mieriť verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)
zamieriť verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Slovene

2 entries

cilj noun (intention; purpose)
tarča noun (point intended to be hit)

Spanish

4 entries

finalidad noun (intention; purpose)
intención noun (intention; purpose)
meta noun (intention; purpose)
objetivo noun (point intended to be hit)

Swedish

2 entries

sikte noun (intention; purpose)
sikta verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Tamil

4 entries

இலக்கு noun (point intended to be hit)
குறி noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
குறி noun (point intended to be hit)
குறிக்கோள் noun (intention; purpose)

Telugu

1 entries

లక్ష్యము noun (point intended to be hit)

Thai

1 entries

เล็ง verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Turkish

3 entries

hedef noun (point intended to be hit)
maksat noun (intention; purpose)
nişan noun (point intended to be hit)

Turkmen

1 entries

maksat noun (intention; purpose)

Ukrainian

4 entries

мета́ noun (intention; purpose)
міше́нь noun (point intended to be hit)
на́мір noun (intention; purpose)
ціль noun (point intended to be hit)

Vietnamese

3 entries

ngắm noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
nhắm noun (pointing of a weapon towards a particular point or object)
nhắm verb (to point or direct a missile weapon)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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We must achieve our aim at any price.

Source: tatoeba (23275)

The aim of science is, as has often been said, to foresee, not to understand.

Source: tatoeba (24011)

The primary aim of science is to find truth, new truth.

Source: tatoeba (24012)

Take steady aim at the tiger.

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