aim

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
3. Intention or goal.
4. The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
5. (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
2. (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
3. (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
4. (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To guess or conjecture.

Concepts

but

viser

dessein

objectif

intention

cible

fin

🔚

aspirer

objet

peiner

envisager

avoir pour but

visées

cibler

visée

évaluer

viser à

braquer

calculer

avoir pour objectif

lieu

mettre

mire

motif

obtenir

opinion

orienter

placer

poser

prendre

prévoyance

projet

propos

proposer

rechercher

🔍

rendre

se démener

sens

soin

sujet

sûr

tendre

train

🚋

vue

avoir l’intention de

briguer

en joue

fins

idée principale

direction approximative

Synonymes

purpose

goal

objective

target

intention

object

intend

direct

intent

point

plan

end

🔚

aspire

strive

mark

design

mean

aim at

motive

propose

take aim

purport

point at

sight

wish

butt

train

🚋

direction

desire

level

try

destination

orient

drive

long

idea

💡

have in mind

sake

🍶

address

take

place

crave

meaning

determine

focus

expect

endeavour

get

calculate

object to

Traductions

Ziel

objetivo

zielen

apuntar

scopo

Absicht

doel

Zweck

mira

apontar

fine

meta

proposito

puntare

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/eɪm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: amen

Hérité de moyen anglais: ame

In summary

The verb is from Middle English amen, aimen, eimen (“to guess at, to estimate, to aim”), borrowed from Old French esmer, aesmer, asmer, from Latin ad- plus aestimare (“to estimate”), the compound perhaps being originally formed in Medieval Latin (adaestimare), perhaps in Old French.
The noun is from Middle English ame, from Old French aesme, esme.