aim
/eɪm/ nounDefinition
› [C] the purpose of doing something, and what you hope to achieve: The aim of the film was to make people laugh. [+ of + doing sth] He went to Paris with the aim of improving his French.
sb's aim › someone's ability to hit an object by throwing something or shooting at something
take aim › to point a weapon towards someone or something
(Definition of aim noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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