aim - English word #985

Translation

The thing you want to do or reach when you try to do something.

Word origin

From Old French aesmer, from Latin aestimare, meaning to reckon or judge.

Gender

Pluralaims

class .

"Aim" is the thing you want to reach when you try.

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Here "aim" means the thing I am working towards.

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"Aims" is the plural, meaning more than one aim.

goal

Something that you want to do and try hard to reach in the future.

try

To try is to make an effort to do something, even if it may not work.

way

A method of doing something, or a road or path from one place to another.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

big

Large in size, amount, or importance.

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