to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.

to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose

to aim a satire at snobbery.

to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward

He aimed at the target but missed it.

to strive; try (usually fol. by to or at )

We aim to please. They aim at saving something every month.

to intend

She aims to go tomorrow.

to direct efforts, as toward an object

The satire aimed at modern greed.

Obsolete . to estimate; guess.

the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.

the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting

within the cannon's aim.

the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at

to miss one's aim.

something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose

whatever his aim in life may be.

Obsolete . conjecture; guess. ?

take aim

to sight a target

to take aim and fire.

noun

aimlessness , avoidance , neglect , purposelessness , thoughtlessness

noun

ambition , aspiration , course , desideratum , design , desire , direction , end , intent , intention , mark , object , objective , plan , purpose , scheme , target , where one is heading , wish , goal , meaning , point , view , why , burden , drift , purport , substance , tendency , tenor , bent , cause , destination , fate , grounds , ideal , incentive , intendment , philosophy , plot , significance , will

verb

address , angle , aspire , attempt , cast , concentrate , contemplate , covet , design , direct , endeavor , essay , fix , focus , intend , level , mean , plan , propose , purpose , set one’s sights on , sight , slant , steer , strive , target , train , try , want , wish , zero in on , zoom in , head , point , set , turn , zero in , seek , project , ambition , bent , course , desire , destination , determine , dream , goal , hope , intent , intention , long , objective , pine , plot , thirst , yearn