Sekirov Dictionary

aim

/eɪm/

noun8

  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.
  2. the thing that a person or a group is working toward and wants to reach
  3. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
  4. The level of accuracy of a weapon.
  5. The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
  6. Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
  7. (US) Acronym of air intercept missile.
  8. (no longer used) Conjecture; guess.

verb6

  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
  2. 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
  3. To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
  4. 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
  5. (Internet, informal) To talk to (someone) via the instant messaging service AIM (AOL Instant Messenger; 1997–2017); to send (someone) a message via this service.
  6. (no longer used) To guess or conjecture.
forms

AIMed · aim'd · aimed · AIMing · aiming · AIMs · aimeth · aims · aimest

Phrases with aim

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