to aim

Examples

• All

• Today we are ranked second, but we aim to be the best.

• Most investors aim to buy low and sell high.

  Patrick Boyle

• OK, All right, you should aim to keep it that way.

• And I aim to make that right.

  Craving (2023)

• Don't aim to be the best, aim to be the only.

  Rich Roll

• Imagine who you could be, then aim single mindedly at that.

  Philosophy Tube

• And I think competition spurs us to go faster, aim higher, do amazing things.

• The success of educational reforms should be aimed at how leaders improve student achievement.

  Academic text (2015)

• Two studies focused on interventions that aimed to improve immigrant students' academic performance.

  Academic text (2013)

• Most investors aim to buy low and sell high.

Synonyms

M

to mean

vsto aim

∞ 1.6

Intend to talk about someone or something

focuses more on the goal itself rather than the spoken intention

I

to intend

vsto aim

∞ 2.4

Plan to do something in the future

is about having a goal to achieve rather than only forming a plan

S

to seek

vsto aim

∞ 1.0

Try to find or get something you want

emphasizes the planned purpose behind trying rather than the search itself

A

to aim at

vsto aim

239 2.3

Try to reach a goal

is the general purpose or goal behind that focused effort

P

to propose

vsto aim

176 3.7

To plan to do something

is the practical purpose one plans to achieve rather than a proposal

S

to set out

vsto aim

150 3.2

To start doing something with a clear aim

expresses the intended outcome rather than the act of starting

A

to aspire

vsto aim

106 4.1

To want very much to achieve an important goal

is the practical plan or purpose that may follow that strong desire

A

to aim for

vsto aim

79 2.8

To try to reach a goal

names the underlying purpose motivating that directed effort

S

to shoot for

vsto aim

• Informal

30 3.9

To try to reach a big, difficult goal

is a general intention that includes both easy and hard goals

S

to set a target

vsto aim

1 3.2

Decide on a clear goal to reach

is the broader purpose that can be met by that objective

H

to have (something) in one's sights

vsto aim

5.3

Plan to get something you want, like a job or prize

is the general purpose the fixation supports

D

to draw a bead on

vsto aim

8.2

Pay close attention to a person, goal, or problem

is the broader goal that sharp focus serves rather than the act

Phrasal Verbs

A

to aim at

239 2.3

Try to reach a goal

A

to aim for

79 2.8

To try to reach a goal

T

to take aim

31 3.5

Point a weapon, camera, or object at a target to get ready to use it

T

to take aim at

18 4.1

Direct attention, effort, or criticism toward a target

A

to aim high

5 3.9

Try to reach very difficult goals

How Determined

resolve

92 4.4

to aspire

106 4.1

to aim

234 1.0

to intend

∞ 2.4

wish

474 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology