aim

1 noun

1 (C) what you are hoping to achieve by a plan, action, or activity

(+ of): The main aim of the course is to improve students' communication skills. | with the aim of doing sth: Research is being done with the specific aim of monitoring customer trends.

2 take aim to point a gun or weapon at someone or something you want to shoot

(+ at): Alan took aim at the tiger.

3 sb's aim someone's ability to hit what they are aiming at when they throw or shoot something: Val's aim was very good.

2 verb

1 (I, T) to choose the place, person etc that you want to hit and carefully point your gun, object etc towards them: Denver aimed his gun but did not shoot.

(+ at/for): The pitcher aimed at the upper half of the strike zone.

2 (I) to try or intend to achieve something

(+ at/for): It's important that you should have some sort of a goal to aim for. | aim to do sth: I'm aiming to lose 4kg before the summer holidays.

3 aim sth at sb to make something in such a way that a particular person or group of people will like it: The program is aimed at a teenage audience.