aim
- noun
- /eɪm/
- The archer adjusted his stance to enhance his aim for the next shot.
- take aim
I've got a really good, I've got really good aim, which means I'm not a very messy person.
- I've got a really good, I've got really good aim, which means I'm not a very messy person.
- She takes a step sideways so that Cassian can throw a dagger with impeccable aim right in his chest.
- Maybe the partners would have written a long article about how good his aim was.
- I mean, it had to be locked and loaded Like I've never ever had that kind of aim and that kind of trajectory.
- The hair, the look, the gaze he be hitting you like that and the aim with the arrow hit me.
- But there are actually some solutions in the works, and some of them at least are better than just improved aim bot for the controller players.
Examples
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- Aim for the tire.
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I have to work on my aim, but look.
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Here, take aim again, and...
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Then we can take aim at the Golden Gloves.
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Because when you're driving, the aim is to get from point A to point B.
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As with all law enforcement, the real aim of border enforcement is to deter illegal acts.
Academic text (2011) -
Up above, Larry takes careful aim, then sends a water balloon torpedoing their way.
Fiction book (1994) -
Aim at center mass.
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The hermit raises the shotgun to his face and takes aim through the squint of his left eye.
Fiction book (1990) -
Even as Caudell took aim at him, he spun backwards and fell, clutching at his right side.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
How Accurate
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aim is easy to remember if you imagine lining up your 'eye' with a bullseye; it is about pointing in a 'direction'.