AIM


Meaning of AIM in English

I.

noun

1 purpose/goal

ADJECTIVE

▪ broad , general , overall

▪ basic , central , fundamental

▪ chief , first , key , main , major , overriding , primary , prime ( BrE ), principal

▪ sole

His sole ~ in life is to enjoy himself.

▪ clear , explicit , specific

It is important to have a clear ~ in view.

▪ ambitious

▪ high , noble , worthy ( esp. BrE )

Simple truth must be the highest ~ of any real investigation.

▪ limited , modest

▪ legitimate

▪ common

I want to see a strong and united country in which people work together with common ~s.

▪ immediate , initial

▪ original

▪ eventual , ultimate

His ultimate ~ was to force the chairman to resign.

▪ long-term , short-term

▪ avowed , declared , express , expressed , stated

The express ~ of the treaty is to keep the whole region free from nuclear weapons.

▪ war

▪ policy , political , strategic

VERB + AIM

▪ have

▪ set (yourself)

▪ accomplish , achieve , fulfil/fulfill

You will have to work hard to achieve your ~.

▪ further , pursue

They were intent on furthering their ~s.

The country is still pursuing its ~ of joining the EU.

PREPOSITION

▪ with the ~ of

She started the organization with the ~ of helping local people.

PHRASES

▪ ~s and objectives

What are the ~s and objectives of this visit?

2 pointing weapon, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ careful , direct , steady

I'll take more careful ~ next time.

▪ poor

His ~ was poor and he missed the target.

VERB + AIM

▪ take

▪ adjust

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ at

He took ~ at the target and fired.

II.

verb

1 try/plan to achieve sth

PREPOSITION

▪ at

She's ~ing at a scholarship this year.

▪ for

He is ~ing for a win in this race.

PHRASES

▪ ~ high (= to attempt to achieve a lot)

a young man who is prepared to ~ high

2 intend sth for sb

ADVERB

▪ clearly , directly , squarely

▪ deliberately

▪ largely , mainly , mostly , primarily , principally

▪ particularly , specifically

▪ solely

PHRASES

▪ be ~ed at

educational courses ~ed particularly at older people

3 point/direct sth at sb

ADVERB

▪ directly , straight

▪ carefully , deliberately

PREPOSITION

▪ at

She ~ed the gun straight at the intruder.

▪ for

Aim for his legs, not his body.

Aim is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ arrow , ↑ blow , ↑ bow , ↑ camera , ↑ cannon , ↑ gun , ↑ kick , ↑ laser , ↑ missile , ↑ pistol , ↑ revolver , ↑ rifle , ↑ shot , ↑ shotgun , ↑ weapon

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .