aim

/eɪm/ verb

Translation

aim for/at sth; aim to do sth › to intend to achieve something

bir şeyi başarmayı hedeflemek, amaçlamak

I aim to arrive at three o'clock. We're aiming for a 10% increase in sales.1115

be aimed at sb › to be intended to influence or affect a particular person or group

bir grup ya da kişiyi etkilemek, etki altına almayı hedeflemiş olmak, amaç edinmek

advertising aimed at students I think the comment was aimed at Lesley.2136

be aimed at doing sth › to be intended to achieve a particular thing

belli bir şeyi başarmayı hedeflemek

a plan aimed at reducing traffic1115

› [I, T] to point a weapon towards someone or something

silahla nişan almak, silahı bir hedefe doğrultmak

He aimed the gun at the lion.2136

(Definition of aim verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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