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# aim

«aim» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **trying to do or get; your goal or purpose** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an aim, aims); verb (aim, aims, aimed, aiming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) What you are trying to do or get; your goal or purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#m1)

2) To point a ball, an arrow or a camera at something you want to hit or reach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#m2)

3) To plan or try to do something (We aim to finish by lunch). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#m3)

4) To direct words or an action at a particular person or group (The book is aimed at children). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#m4)

5) Your skill at hitting what you point at (good aim). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#m5)

### sense 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

- 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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x3)
- The aim of this experiment is to find out which material keeps ice frozen longest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x4)
- Aim the ball at the middle of the hoop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x5)
- We aim to raise 200 dollars for the animal shelter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x6)
- The archer took aim and hit the target. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x7)
- This show is aimed at young children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x8)
- His aim is to swim a whole length without stopping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x9)
- Never aim a water pistol at someone's eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x10)
- Her aim was perfect — she knocked down every can. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x11)
- He took aim, and let it fly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/#x12)

### 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 the corpora

- [Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1034/)
- [Food adverts aimed at children have rules about what they can show; a snack does not make a show better.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/16/)
- [Art can aim to be beautiful, but also to shock, ask questions, make people laugh or remember something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that/17/)
- [Aim water guns at the body, not the face, and only at people who are playing too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/241-safe-toys/17/)
- [In chess the aim is checkmate, trapping the king, not capturing everything.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/242-sharing-toys-and-board-games/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.