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aim
/eɪm/ verbDefinition
aim for/at sth; aim to do sth › to intend to achieve something: I aim to arrive at three o'clock. We're aiming for a 10% increase in sales.
be aimed at sb › to be intended to influence or affect a particular person or group: advertising aimed at students I think the comment was aimed at Lesley.
be aimed at doing sth › to be intended to achieve a particular thing: a plan aimed at reducing traffic
› [I, T] to point a weapon towards someone or something: He aimed the gun at the lion.
(Definition of aim verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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