Definition as Noun

• the action of directing something at an object
• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

Definition as Noun

Definition as Verb

• direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
• have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
• move into a desired direction of discourse
• propose or intend
• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

Definition as Verb

• propose or intend
• ask (someone) to marry you
• put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

• bearing, heading

• object, objective, target

• purpose, intent, intention, design

• calculate, direct

• draw a bead on, aspire, shoot for

• drive, get

• purpose, purport, propose

• take, train, take aim, direct

• target, place, direct, point

• aim, purpose, purport

• declare oneself, offer, pop the question

• nominate

• project

• suggest, advise

• "he took aim and fired"

• "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

• "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

• "She wanted to aim a pun"

• "What are you driving at?"

• "I aim to arrive at noon"

• "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

• "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

• "I aim to arrive at noon"

• "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

• "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

• "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"

• "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

• Aim vs bearing
• Aim vs heading
• Aim vs object
• Aim vs objective
• Aim vs target
• Aim vs purpose
• Aim vs intent
• Aim vs intention
• Aim vs design
• Aim vs calculate
• Aim vs direct
• Aim vs draw a bead on
• Aim vs aspire
• Aim vs shoot for
• Aim vs drive
• Aim vs get
• Aim vs purport
• Aim vs propose
• Aim vs take
• Aim vs train
• Aim vs take aim
• Aim vs place
• Aim vs point
• Aim vs aim
• Aim vs declare oneself
• Aim vs offer
• Aim vs pop the question
• Aim vs nominate
• Aim vs project
• Aim vs suggest
• Aim vs advise

• Propose vs bearing
• Propose vs heading
• Propose vs object
• Propose vs objective
• Propose vs target
• Propose vs purpose
• Propose vs intent
• Propose vs intention
• Propose vs design
• Propose vs calculate
• Propose vs direct
• Propose vs draw a bead on
• Propose vs aspire
• Propose vs shoot for
• Propose vs drive
• Propose vs get
• Propose vs purport
• Propose vs propose
• Propose vs take
• Propose vs train
• Propose vs take aim
• Propose vs place
• Propose vs point
• Propose vs aim
• Propose vs declare oneself
• Propose vs offer
• Propose vs pop the question
• Propose vs nominate
• Propose vs project
• Propose vs suggest
• Propose vs advise