On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Aim. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as direct or intend and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Aim in a sentence
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Aim meaning
- 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.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- Intention or goal.
Synonyms of Aim
Using Aim
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. | Intention or goal.
- Useful related words include: direct, intend, mean, take aim.
- In the example corpus, aim often appears in combinations such as: aim to, the aim, aim of.
Context around Aim
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aim
- In this selection, "aim" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, key, took, 120s, shares and 54a stand out and add context to how "aim" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a key aim, achieve the aim with such and took aim. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aim" sits close to words such as sky, taxes and jr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aim
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The key aim is to provide affordable housing is a key aim. (12 words)
The U.S. is sacrificing Ukrainians with the aim of weakening Russia, an aim stated by top U.S. officials. (20 words)
However after taking aim at a range of political rivals he took aim at an old one - his 2016 presidential competitor Hilary Clinton. (23 words)
Ali was known to be an equal opportunity critic, as likely to take aim at the failure of Arab countries in the region to support Palestinians as Israel and the U.S. He even took aim at the Palestine Liberation Organization at times in his Handala images. (47 words)
It is impossible to achieve the aim with such mistakes,тАЭ he said, adding that data is of extreme importance at a time when the aim is to take the countryтАЩs economy to five trillion dollars and stateтАЩs to one trillion dollar. (42 words)
An air-to-air missile load of eight AIM-120s and two AIM-9s is possible using internal and external weapons stations; a configuration of six convert bombs, two AIM-120s and two AIM-9s can also be arranged. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
An air-to-air missile load of eight AIM-120s and two AIM-9s is possible using internal and external weapons stations; a configuration of six convert bombs, two AIM-120s and two AIM-9s can also be arranged.
Our aircraft was configured with one AIM-54A Phoenix, two AIM-7F Sparrows, and two AIM-9L Sidewinders, along with the two Phoenix rails and two fuselage mounted drop tanks that we always carried on deployment.
Aim this mirror at the fourth moveable mirror, and then aim this mirror at the nearby wall mirror to hit the control box and proceed forward.
It is impossible to achieve the aim with such mistakes,тАЭ he said, adding that data is of extreme importance at a time when the aim is to take the countryтАЩs economy to five trillion dollars and stateтАЩs to one trillion dollar.
Making AIM shares ISA eligible meant investments into AIM shares were potentially free of income tax, capital gains tax and, after two years, inheritance tax – one of the most generous sets of tax reliefs available to UK investors.
The 96th Test Wing’s pilots fired an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile from Station 1 and an AIM-9X from Station 9 over the Eglin Test and Training Complex’s water range.
The key aim is to provide affordable housing is a key aim.
The U.S. is sacrificing Ukrainians with the aim of weakening Russia, an aim stated by top U.S. officials.
Ali was known to be an equal opportunity critic, as likely to take aim at the failure of Arab countries in the region to support Palestinians as Israel and the U.S. He even took aim at the Palestine Liberation Organization at times in his Handala images.
Niven, Founder of Aisla's Aim, expressed his excitement, saying, " Having the opportunity to be the charity partner for this dragon-boat festival is so special for us at Ailsa’s Aim.
The Peregrine mission’s aim was to deliver five Nasa instruments to the Moon’s surface, with the aim of studying the lunar water cycle and the local environment.
Applicants must be charities that aim for “the prevention or relief of poverty, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability” or who aim for “the advancement of health”, said a trust spokesman.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said while the aim of opposition parties is to defeat him in the upcoming polls, his aim is to beat corruption and take Delhi forward.
Please understand one thing, my aim is not to entertain someone, my aim is to win for my team, be it for India or Saurashtra.
For example rather than aim to lose so and so kilos in so and so months, aim to run for so and so minutes without stopping.
However after taking aim at a range of political rivals he took aim at an old one - his 2016 presidential competitor Hilary Clinton.
AIM real-time IM This feature is available for AIM 7 and allows for a user to see what the other is typing as it is being done.
Anti-fraud movements Beyond laws that aim at prevention of fraud, there are also governmental and non-governmental organizations that aim to fight fraud.
Cliff Kincaid and Roger Aronoff, AIM Senior Editor and AIM Executive Secretary and Media Analyst, respectively, continue to handle the publication, as well as daily online updates.
For him "the chief importance is given not to Anarchism as the aim but to Anarchy as the continuous quest for the aim".
Phrases with aim
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with aim
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- aim to 70×
- the aim 51×
- aim of 33×
- aim at 25×
- aim for 13×
- will aim 11×
- took aim 9×
- aim was 9×
- aim is 8×
- we aim 7×