aim

v

1. point, direct, draw or get a bead on, sight, focus, zero in on, beam, prepare to fire; position, mark, peg, level, train.

2. plan, design, propose, purpose, resolve; intend, tend toward, have in mind, have in view, mean. •3. strive toward, struggle toward, drive at, work toward, labor for; steer for, head for, be after, look after, seek; set one's sights, have an eye to, aspire to, head for, affect, hitch one's wagon to a star; endeavor, essay, attempt to reach, seek; want, wish, desire, crave; long for, yearn for.

n

4. pointing, directing, sighting, focussing, beaming; positioning, marking, pegging, leveling, training.

5. target, mark, bull's-eye, destination.

6. goal, ambition; objective, object, end, determination; purpose, intention, intent, view, point, reason, resolution; design, scheme, plan; hope, dream, wish, desire, desideratum, aspiration; endeavor, undertaking, attempt, effort.

7. inclination, proclivity, tendency, drive, drift, bent; course, direction, bearing.