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target1 Show phoneticsnoun [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.
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[+ to do sth] We're on target to finish the project in June.
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