Meaning of aim In English

• 0 a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve:

  • My main aim in life is to be a good husband and father.

  • Our short-term aim is to deal with our current financial difficulties, but our long-term aim is to improve the company's profitability.

  • The leaflet has been produced with the aim of increasing public awareness of the disease.

• 1 the act of pointing a weapon towards something:

  • He fired six shots at the target, but his aim was terrible, and he missed all of them.

  • She raised her gun, took aim and fired.

• 2 to intend:

  • [ + to infinitive ] I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.

  • We are aiming for (= planning to achieve) a 50 percent share of the German market.

• 3 to point or direct a weapon towards someone or something that you want to hit:

  • Aim (the arrow) a little above the target.

  • Aim at the yellow circle.

  • There are hundreds of nuclear missiles aimed at the main cities.

  • She aimed (= directed) a kick at my shins.

  • Let's aim for (= go in the direction of) Coventry first, and then we'll have a look at the map.

• 4 to point or direct a weapon or other object toward someone or something:

  • [ T ] I turned and saw a big man aiming a camera at me.

  • [ T ] These ads are aimed at young people.

• 5 to plan for a specific purpose; intend:

  • The measures aimed at preserving family life.

  • This book aims at attracting the serious reader.

• 6 a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve:

  • The commission’s aim was to convince workers of their extreme importance in ship production.

• 7 the act of pointing a weapon toward something:

  • She raised her bow, took aim, and hit the bull’s-eye.

• 8 abbreviation for Alternative Investment Market: a stock market for small companies that is part of the London Stock Exchange:

  • Originally an AIM share, SFI now has a full listing on the main stock market.

• 9 something that you plan or hope to achieve:

  • Our aim is customer satisfaction.

  • with the aim of doing sth Environmentalists designed the project with the aim of increasing awareness of industrial pollution.

• 10 to plan or hope to achieve something:

  • aim to do sth A spokesman for the company says they are aiming to increase sales by 25% next year.

  • aim for sth The former Senator now aims for a political appointment in Washington.