target

/ˈtɑːgɪt/ noun [C]

Translation

ATTACK › something or someone that you attack, shoot at, try to hit, etc

hedef

It's very difficult to hit a moving target. Foreign businesses in the region have become a target for terrorist attacks.4232136708

ACHIEVE › something that you intend to achieve

hedef, amaç, gaye, maksat

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.1911

BLAME › the person or thing that people are criticizing or blaming for something

hedef kimse; hedefteki kişi

Such extreme views have recently made him the target of criticism.1172

be on target › to have made enough progress in order to achieve something that you intended to achieve

gerekli gelişmeyi sağlamış olmak; hedefte ilerlemek; amaçlandığı gibi devam etmek

[+ to do sth] We're on target to finish the project in June.1848

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

hedef kitle

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

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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