aim
Definition of aim:
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part of speech: noun
The pointing of a weapon: the thing pointed at: design: intention.
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part of speech: verb
( with at) To point at with a weapon: to direct the intention or endeavor.
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part of speech: verb
To throw at an object; to direct a weapon to; to endeavour; to purpose or design.
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: noun
The object or point intended to be struck; purpose; intention.
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part of speech: verb
To guess or conjecture.
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Common misspellings:
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- im (31.8%)
- porpuse (4.5%)
- sim (4.5%)
- aime (31.8%)
- ami (4.5%)
- ame (4.5%)
- i'm (4.5%)
- ain (9.1%)
- arim (4.5%)
Usage examples for aim:
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But the chief trouble with his work was that his one aim was money.
"The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories Strength of Gideon; Mammy Peggy's Pride; Viney's Free Papers; The Fruitful Sleeping of The Rev. Elisha Edwards; The Ingrate; The Case of 'Ca'line'; The Finish of Patsy Barnes; One Man's Fortunes; Jim's Probation; U" – Paul Laurence Dunbar -
She took careful aim knowing that if she missed she would have no second chance.
"Hoofbeats on the Turnpike" – Mildred A. Wirt -
No; 'tis the mark I aim at.
"The Gamester (1753)" – Edward Moore Commentator: Charles H. Peake Phillip R. Wikelund -
If it is introduced, Colonel, he said, the legislature and the people of the state ought to have it made clear to them that its aim is to remedy an injustice.
"The Complete PG Edition of The Works of Winston Churchill" – Winston Churchill
