[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/aim/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / aim # aim noun (an aim, aims); verb (aim, aims, aimed, aiming) «aim» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. What you are trying to do or get; your goal or purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#m1) 2. To point a ball, an arrow or a camera at something you want to hit or reach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#m2) 3. To plan or try to do something (We aim to finish by lunch). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#m3) 4. To direct words or an action at a particular person or group (The book is aimed at children). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#m4) 5. Your skill at hitting what you point at (good aim). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#m5) ### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x1) - Aim the ball at the middle of the hoop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x2) - We aim to raise 200 dollars for the animal shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x3) - The archer took aim and hit the target. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x4) - This show is aimed at young children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x5) - His aim is to swim a whole length without stopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x6) - Never aim a water pistol at someone's eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x7) - Her aim was perfect — she knocked down every can. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x8) - He took aim, and let it fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/#x9) ### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x1) - § 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x2) - Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word; (Writings PSA.64.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x3) ### 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). ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «aim» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aim/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«aim» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aim.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «aim» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«aim» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aim.html) on Mova free.