aim

Everyday

1. What you are trying to do or get; your goal or purpose. tree →
2. To point a ball, an arrow or a camera at something you want to hit or reach. tree →
3. To plan or try to do something (We aim to finish by lunch). tree →
4. To direct words or an action at a particular person or group (The book is aimed at children). tree →
5. Your skill at hitting what you point at (good aim). tree →

In the lessons

In school science, every experiment starts with an aim: what we want to find out. In lessons, teachers share the «learning aim» or «learning intention». In sport it is about pointing and throwing. In safety: never aim anything (a stick, a toy gun, a hose, a laser) at someone's face or eyes. Phrases: aim for, aim to, aim at, take aim, the aim of the game, aimed at.

Examples

• The aim of this experiment is to find out which material keeps ice frozen longest. tree →
• Aim the ball at the middle of the hoop. tree →
• We aim to raise 200 dollars for the animal shelter. tree →
• The archer took aim and hit the target. tree →
• This show is aimed at young children. tree →
• His aim is to swim a whole length without stopping. tree →
• Never aim a water pistol at someone's eyes. tree →
• Her aim was perfect — she knocked down every can. tree →
• He took aim, and let it fly. tree →

Note

«Aim to do» (aim to win) and «aim at/for something» (aim for the goal). «Aim» and «goal» are close; «aim» is often used for the first line of an experiment write-up (Aim, Equipment, Method, Results, Conclusion).

In Jewish tradition

In school science, every experiment starts with an aim: what we want to find out. In lessons, teachers share the «learning aim» or «learning intention». In sport it is about pointing and throwing. In safety: never aim anything (a stick, a toy gun, a hose, a laser) at someone's face or eyes. Phrases: aim for, aim to, aim at, take aim, the aim of the game, aimed at.

Examples

• Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• § 10 The ten digits and zero, their appearance is like light- ning; to their aim there is no limit. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word; (Writings PSA.64.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Aim to do» (aim to win) and «aim at/for something» (aim for the goal). «Aim» and «goal» are close; «aim» is often used for the first line of an experiment write-up (Aim, Equipment, Method, Results, Conclusion).