āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to aim at
[phrase form: aim]
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āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to work toward a specific goal
Transitive: to aim at a goal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His efforts are aimed at improving his physical fitness and overall health.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻāύā§āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
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āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
to design something for a particular audience or market
Transitive: to aim at an audience or a market
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new advertising campaign is clearly aimed at young adults who enjoy outdoor activities.
āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻāϤāĻ āϝā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
(of a statement, action, or behavior) to have a hidden purpose or intention
Transitive: to aim at doing sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His critical remarks were not intended to hurt your feelings; they were aimed at highlighting areas for improvement.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž; āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϤā§āϞ⧠āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to point a weapon or object at a particular target
Transitive: to aim at a target
Ditransitive: to aim at sth a target
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He aimed at the bullseye on the target and fired his bow.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āϞāϏāĻāĻ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤



























