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A keyword: an important word to learn target1   Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 ATTACK something or someone that you attack, shoot at, try to hit, etc
It's very difficult to hit a moving target.
Foreign businesses in the region have become a target for terrorist attacks.

2 ACHIEVE something that you intend to achieve
I'm hoping to save £3,000 by June - that's my target.
If you want to lose weight, you have to set yourself (= decide) a target.

3 BLAME the person or thing that people are criticizing or blaming for something
Such extreme views have recently made him the target of criticism.

4 be on target to have made enough progress in order to achieve something that you intended to achieve
[+ to do sth] We're on target to finish the project in June.

5 target audience/market, etc the group of people that a programme, product, etc is aimed at

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