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61aim — 1. verb 1) he aimed the rifle Syn: point, direct, train, sight, line up 2) she aimed at the target Syn: take aim, fix on, zero in on, draw a bead on 3) …
62aim- — Copy. Oldest form *ə₂eim , colored to *ə₂aim . 1. Suffixed full grade form *aim olo . emulate, emulous, from Latin aemulus, emulous. 2. Zero grade form *əim . a. imitate; inimitable, from Latin …
63Aim — Recorded as Aim and Aime, this is a surname of the Orkneys. It is well recorded in those islands although very surprisingly it does not appear at all in Black s famous Dictionary of Scottish Surnames . This is a surprising omission, and only the… …
64aim at — phr verb Aim at is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑gun, ↑study Aim at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect, ↑target …
65aim at — Synonyms and related words: aim, aspire after, aspire to, barrage, be after, be desirous of, bend, blast, blitz, bombard, cannon, cannonade, choose, commence firing, desiderate, design, desire, destine, determine, direct, directionize, drive at,… …
66aim — [14] Etymologically, aim is a contraction of estimate (see ESTEEM). The Latin verb aestimāre became considerably shortened as it developed air 14 in the various Romance languages (Italian has stimare, for instance, and Provençal esmar). In Old… …
67aim — /eɪm/ noun something which you try to do ● One of our aims is to increase the quality of our products. ♦ the company has achieved all its aims the company has done all the things it had hoped to do ■ verb to try to do something ● Each sales rep… …
68aim — [14] Etymologically, aim is a contraction of estimate (see ESTEEM). The Latin verb aestimāre became considerably shortened as it developed in the various Romance languages (Italian has stimare, for instance, and Provençal esmar). In Old French… …
69aim — See: TAKE AIM …
70aim — See: TAKE AIM …
