Aim

Definition:

  • (v. i.) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
  • (v. i.) To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
  • (v. i.) To guess or conjecture.
  • (v. t.) To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
  • (v. i.) The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
  • (v. i.) The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
  • (v. i.) Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
  • (v. i.) Conjecture; guess.

Compare aim with other words:

aim vs. nim

aim vs. ait

aim vs. saim

aim vs. motive

aim vs. output

aim vs. ais

aim vs. gim

aim vs. dim

aim vs. maim

aim vs. zaim

aim vs. awm

aim vs. aum

aim vs. vim

aim vs. need

ail vs. aim

aim vs. him

aim vs. air

aam vs. aim

aim vs. align

aim vs. direction

aim vs. arm

aim vs. important

aim vs. passion

aim vs. orient

aim vs. reason

aim vs. idea

aim vs. reach

aim vs. solution

aim vs. marksmanship

aim vs. gold

aim vs. complain

aim vs. content

aim vs. desire

aim vs. belief

aim vs. assessment

aim vs. mobile

aim vs. fijian

aim vs. vision

aim vs. vocation

aim vs. speed

aim vs. fast

aim vs. time

aim vs. hour

aim vs. gaol

aim vs. methamphetamine

aim vs. target

aim vs. intend

aim vs. argufy

aim vs. commercialism

aim vs. fellowship

aim vs. aiming

aim vs. ambition

aim vs. meter

aim vs. sped

aim vs. subject

aim vs. focus

aim vs. objective

aim vs. aspire

aim vs. propose

aim vs. pursue

aim vs. goal

aim vs. cue

aim vs. sight

aim vs. aimless

aim vs. conjecture

aim vs. guess

aim vs. tendency

aim vs. scope

aim vs. scheme

aim vs. object

aim vs. intention

aim vs. ettle

aim vs. design

aim vs. aspiration

address vs. aim

aim vs. direct

aim vs. medium

aim vs. explore

aim vs. aimer

aim vs. success

aim vs. function

aim vs. mint

aim vs. waffle

aim vs. true

aim vs. end

aim vs. seek

aim vs. attack

aim vs. gun

aim vs. prick

aim vs. requirement

aim vs. purpose

aim vs. assault