target
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈtɑrɡɪt/
- I never thought that I would be the target of so much hate.
- easy targets
- targets for attack
- become the target
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Watch on YouTubeIn fact, we're much bigger targets than if we weren't journalists.
- In fact, we're much bigger targets than if we weren't journalists.
- I never thought that I would be the target of so much hate.
- He's been the target of said corporations.
- The press tops the list of targets, but others populate the list too.
- But from him, it became target girls, not target guys.
- Also, the people who tend to be targets tend to be people who.
Examples
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Teachers completed the forms for 27 of the target students and for 15 of the control students.
Academic text (1999) -
Israel is not the victim of a double standard; it is the target of no standard at all.
Academic text (2011) -
This is your target right here.
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Any American in Pakistan is a target.
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Education was an early target of the Nazis and was soon dominated by ideology.
Academic text (2011) -
In the case of school districts, parents are an important target for sophisticated websites.
Academic text (1999) -
"Uncle Jerry," as we called him, was the constant target of our jokes and silliness.
Fiction book (1990) -
Banks are adding extra security for fear of being the Boyd Gang's target.
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The coalition presence in Afghanistan continues to provide a visible target and rallying point for the extremists.
Academic text (2011) -
I never thought that I would be the target of so much hate.
Synonyms
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5.6
A person who others attack, trick, or make fun of
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5.2
An easy target for people to criticize or attack
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7.7
An animal or person that others chase to catch
Idioms
Compounds
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6.6
The language that programmers translate code into so a computer can run it
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5.4
A program that is fully prepared to be loaded and run on a computer
- Specialized
A ship system that finds and shows where a target is to aim weapons
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A red blood cell with a dark ring around a dark center seen in some types of anemia
How Targeted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Target comes from the old French targette meaning 'small shield'. Since people aimed weapons at shields, the word grew to mean whatever is aimed at, so a target can be a person who is the object of an attack or criticism.