Meaning
The thing you aim at, or the result you are trying to reach.
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Word origin
From Old French targe, meaning a small round shield of the kind soldiers once practised against.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- targe
Grammar
Examples
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A target is the round board an arrow is aimed at.
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Here "target" is a number the group wants to reach.
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"Miss a target" means you did not reach it.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 10: target, awful, focus and 7 more words.