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How to pronounce “aim”
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Pronunciation guide for aim
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of aim with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Two Billion Eyes: The Story of China Central Television
policies that aim to deter Western cultural pollution.
- Definition summary
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
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How to pronounce aim
Two Billion Eyes: The Story of China Central Television
policies that aim to deter Western cultural pollution.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “aim”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- Intention or goal.
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
- (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
- (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- (intransitive, obsolete) To guess or conjecture.
Practice Nearby Words
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