AIM AT

Attack

Aim at, draw a bead on.

Direction

Steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards; aim at, level at; take aim; keep a course, hold a course; be bound for; bend one's steps towards; direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course; align one's march, allign one's march; to straight, go straight to the point; march on, march on a point.

Intention

Bid for, labor for; be after, aspire after, endeavor after; be at, aim at, drive at, point at, level at, aspire at; take aim; set before oneself; study to.

Pursuit

Verb: pursue, prosecute, follow; run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after; shadow; carry on; (do); engage in; (undertake); set about; (begin); endeavor; court; (request) seek; (search); aim at; (intention); follow the trail; (trace); fish for; (experiment); press on; (haste); run a race; (velocity).

Unskillfulness

Mistake; take the shadow for the substance; (credulity); bark up the wrong tree; be in the wrong box, aim at a pigeon and kill a crow; take the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong sow by the ear, get the dirty end of the stick; put the saddle on the wrong horse, put a square peg into a round hole, put new wine into old bottles.

Crosswords: AIM AT

Cupid please take your aim at me (Cherish; performing artist: Madonna)

If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (reference)

• Stings Like a Bee? Microsoft Takes Aim at Handset Market with Project Stinger [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

We aim at nothing but mutual assistance and collaboration. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But canst thou guess that he doth aim at it?

In the long run men hit only what they aim at.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The public efforts should aim at education concerning the need for periodic screening for melanoma. (references)

These treatments aim at bringing about a remission, the decrease or disappearance of symptoms of the cancer. (references)

Business

These tourists will aim at visiting cultural sites, theaters and world-famous landmarks. (references)

Thailand's Board of Investment has added to its list of "priority activities" projects that aim at preserving or protecting the environment. (references)

Unmatched in the industry, these standards provide for the harsh weather conditions prevailing in the country and, therefore, aim at reducing equipment downtime. (references)

Economic History

Colombia

Other changes aim at reducing the Government's current 50 percent participation in the profits after deducting royalties and costs. (references)

Switzerland

Software solutions which aim at increasing productivity, automating transaction processing, and labor-saving operations are in great demand. (references)

Austria

Discussion of possible Austrian NATO membership intensified during 1996. OVP and FPO aim at moving closer to NATO or a European defense arrangement. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

Government programs, including a $399 million (A$785 million) indigenous land fund and a "Federal Social Justice Package," aim at reducing the challenges faced by indigenous citizens. (references)

Political Economy

Cyprus

This band was widened to plus or minus 15.0 percent since January 1, 2001, but the Central Bank continues to aim at maintaining the parity within the narrow (2.25 percent) band, using the wider (15.0 percent) band only in exceptional circumstances. (references)

Trade

Uae

Publications, photographs, oil painting, cards, books, magazines and sculptures that do not adhere to religion, morals or aim at causing corruption and disorder are also banned. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "AIM AT": aim at doing ♦ aim at smth. ♦ take aim at. Additional references.

Albanian

drejtoj (address, administer, administrate, aim, align, Aline, bend, boss, canalize, Cann, carry on, chair, channel, command, con, conduct, direct, drive, funnel, govern, guide, head, keep, lead, level, manage, navigate, operate, order, pilot, point, preside, rectify, refer, rein, relegate, rule, set, shirk, shoot, show, shunt, superintend, supervise, tend, train, unbend, vector). (various references)

Chinese 

針對 (directed towards, in connection with, to aim at, to direct at, to point against). (various references)

Czech

zacílit na, namířit na (direct at, direct to, point at, point to), mířit (drive, drive at, head for, point, steer). (various references)

Finnish

pyrkiä johonkin päämäärään (strive for an end). (various references)

French

s'efforcer de faire (aim at doing, aim to do), les Neuf considèrent essentiel, pour ceux qui participent, de chercher � atteindre un but: le bien-être futur du peuple chypriote. En réalisant cet objectif fondamental, ils serviront la cause du maintien de la paix en Méditerranée orientale (the Nine consider it essential for those participating to aim at one goal: the future well-being of the Cypriot people. By achieving this fundamental objective they will serve the cause of maintaining the peace in the eastern Mediterranean). (various references)

German

erstreben (aspire, aspire to, hope for, strive, strive for). (various references)

Greek 

επιδιώκω (aspire to, be after, go after 1, go after 2, pursue, woo). (various references)

Hungarian

ráirányít valamire, céloz (aim, allude, hint, intend, to aim, to refer, to take aim). (various references)

Indonesian

mengarah (direct). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

目指 (sight, spot). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

もくし (apocalypse, keeping quiet, sight, silent contemplation, spot, tacit permission, taking no measures, view without saying a word). (various references)

Pig Latin

aimay atay

Portuguese

apontar (aim, indicate, intend, jot down, pinpoint, point, show), visar (address, aim, direct, visa), ter por objetivo. (various references)

Romanian

chiti (adorn, arrange, consider, embellish, happen, hit, think). (various references)

Russian 

наставить на. (various references)

Scottish

cuspair (an object, mark to aim at, object aimed at). (various references)

Spanish

dirigir a (set, turn, turn about, turn around). (various references)

Swedish

åsyfta (intend). (various references)

Turkish

amaçlamak (fasten on, intend, mean, purpose, will, work up, zero in on), niyetlenmek (intend), kastetmek (aim, allude, design, drive at, imply, intend, mean, purpose, refer), hedeflemek (aim, have in one's sights, home, intend, sight, take aim at, work up, zero in on), çalışmak (aim, behave, catch, endeavor, endeavour, fire, function, labor, labour, operate, practice, practise, serve, start, start up, struggle, study, try, work). (various references)

Turkmen 

dogrulamak (direct). (various references)

Welsh

ymgeisio (apply, try). (various references)

concupisco, consecuta, consecutam, consecuti, consecutus, consequamur, consequantur, consequaris, consequebantur, consequens, consequenti, consequeretur, consequeris, consequi, consequitur, intendo, petam, petatis, pete, petebant, petens, petent, petentes, petenti, petentibus, petere, peteremus, peterent, peteret, petet, petetis, petierat, petieratis, petierimus, petierint, petieris, petierit, petieritis, petierunt, petii, petiit, petimus, petimusque, petisses, petisti, petistis, petit, petite, petitis, petitoque, petivi, petivit, petivitque, peto, petunt, secunda, secundae, secundam, secundarum, secundas, secundi, secundo, secundoprimo, secundos, secundum, secundus, secuta, secutae, secuti, secutique, secutum, secutus, secutusque, sequamini, sequamur, sequantur, sequar, sequaris, sequatur, sequebamur, sequebantur, sequebar, sequebatur, sequebaturque, sequemurque, sequens, sequentem, sequentes, sequenti, sequentibus, sequentis, sequentium, sequentur, sequere, sequerentur, sequerer, sequereris, sequeretur, sequeris, sequetur, sequeturque, sequi, sequimini, sequitur, sequor, sequuntur. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: amia, atma.

-2 letters: aim, ait, ama, ami, mat, tam.

-3 letters: aa, ai, am, at, it, ma, mi, ta, ti.

+1 letter: amrita, tamari, tatami.

+2 letters: acmatic, amanita, amative, amentia, amirate, amritas, animate, animato, antijam, antiman, atavism, basmati, cymatia, himatia, imamate, mammati, marital, martial, martian, matilda, matinal, stamina, stasima, tamarin, tamaris, tatamis, taximan, thalami, timarau, timpana.

+3 letters: acetamid, adamsite, agminate, alarmist, amanitas, amanitin, amaretti, amentias, amiantus, amirates, anatomic, animated, animater, animates, animator, anthemia, antiatom, antifoam, antimale, antimask, aromatic, arythmia, astigmia, atavisms, atomical, azotemia, basmatis, calamint, calamite, calamity, catamite, claimant, climatal, dalmatic, diamante, diastema, dramatic, emaciate, enigmata, fatalism, gliomata, haematic, haematin, hamartia, imamates, kamacite, laminate, lipomata, magmatic, mainmast, mainstay, maintain, manatoid, mantilla, mantissa, marinate, martians, material, matildas, maxicoat, miasmata, misadapt, nizamate, pastrami, patagium, primatal, putamina, samizdat, satanism, staminal, staminas, stigmata, taillamp, talisman, tamarind, tamarins, tamarisk, thalamic, timaraus, toxaemia, trainman, trimaran, ultimata.