aim
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
his intent was to provide a new translation
Types & categories
- goal hypernym
- idea hyponym
- cross-purpose hyponym
- final cause hyponym
- sake hyponym
- view hyponym
- will hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Please don't aim at your little brother!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- aim derivation
Sense 3 noun
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
the sole object of her trip was to see her children
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
propose or intend
I aim to arrive at noon
Types & categories
- intend hypernym
Related & opposite
- determination derivation
- objective derivation
- intention derivation
- purport derivation
Sense 5 noun
the action of directing something at an object
he took aim and fired
Types & categories
- steering hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
move into a desired direction of discourse
What are you driving at?
Types & categories
- mean hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
Types & categories
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Sense 8 verb
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Types & categories
- intend hypernym
Sense 9 verb
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
She wanted to aim a pun
Types & categories
- mean hypernym
Sense 11 verb
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- aspiration derivation
- ambition derivation
- aspirant derivation
- aspirant derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intend |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purpose |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | goal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | idea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-purpose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | final cause |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sake |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | view |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | will |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | aim |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | target |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw a bead on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | swing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | point |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | level |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sight |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purpose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | target |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | goal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grail |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | business |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | point |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | determination |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | objective |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | intention |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | purport |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | intend |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | target |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | aim |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | steering |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | purport |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | trend |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | mean |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuver |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | head |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | tack |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | intend |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | aim |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | objective |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | spot |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | prey |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | aim |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | address |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | zero in |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | mean |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | aspiration |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | ambition |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | aspirant |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | aspirant |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | plan |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | overshoot |