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Meaning aim meaning
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Synonyms aim synonyms
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Conjugation aim conjugation
How do you conjugate aim?
aim · verb
Present I aim
Positive I aim
Singular
1st person I aim
2nd person you aim
3rd person he/she/it aims
Plural
1st person we aim
2nd person you aim
3rd person they aim
Negative I don't aim
Singular
1st person I don't aim I do not aim
2nd person you don't aim you do not aim
3rd person he/she/it doesn't aim he/she/it does not aim
Plural
1st person we don't aim we do not aim
2nd person you don't aim you do not aim
3rd person they don't aim they do not aim
Question do I aim?
Singular
1st person do I aim?
2nd person do you aim?
3rd person does he/she/it aim?
Plural
1st person do we aim?
2nd person do you aim?
3rd person do they aim?
Negative question don't I aim?
Singular
1st person don't I aim? do I not aim?
2nd person don't you aim? do you not aim?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it aim? does he/she/it not aim?
Plural
1st person don't we aim? do we not aim?
2nd person don't you aim? do you not aim?
3rd person don't they aim? do they not aim?
Past I aimed
Positive I aimed
Singular
1st person I aimed
2nd person you aimed
3rd person he/she/it aimed
Plural
1st person we aimed
2nd person you aimed
3rd person they aimed
Negative I didn't aim
Singular
1st person I didn't aim I did not aim
2nd person you didn't aim you did not aim
3rd person he/she/it didn't aim he/she/it did not aim
Plural
1st person we didn't aim we did not aim
2nd person you didn't aim you did not aim
3rd person they didn't aim they did not aim
Question did I aim?
Singular
1st person did I aim?
2nd person did you aim?
3rd person did he/she/it aim?
Plural
1st person did we aim?
2nd person did you aim?
3rd person did they aim?
Negative question didn't I aim?
Singular
1st person didn't I aim? did I not aim?
2nd person didn't you aim? did you not aim?
3rd person didn't he/she/it aim? did he/she/it not aim?
Plural
1st person didn't we aim? did we not aim?
2nd person didn't you aim? did you not aim?
3rd person didn't they aim? did they not aim?
Future I'll aim
Positive I'll aim
Singular
1st person I'll aim I will aim
2nd person you'll aim you will aim
3rd person he/she/it'll aim he/she/it will aim
Plural
1st person we'll aim we will aim
2nd person you'll aim you will aim
3rd person they'll aim they will aim
Negative I won't aim
Singular
1st person I won't aim I will not aim
2nd person you won't aim you will not aim
3rd person he/she/it won't aim he/she/it will not aim
Plural
1st person we won't aim we will not aim
2nd person you won't aim you will not aim
3rd person they won't aim they will not aim
Question will I aim?
Singular
1st person will I aim?
2nd person will you aim?
3rd person will he/she/it aim?
Plural
1st person will we aim?
2nd person will you aim?
3rd person will they aim?
Negative question won't I aim?
Singular
1st person won't I aim? will I not aim?
2nd person won't you aim? will you not aim?
3rd person won't he/she/it aim? will he/she/it not aim?
Plural
1st person won't we aim? will we not aim?
2nd person won't you aim? will you not aim?
3rd person won't they aim? will they not aim?
Conditional I'd aim
Positive I'd aim
Singular
1st person I'd aim I would aim
2nd person you'd aim you would aim
3rd person he/she/it'd aim he/she/it would aim
Plural
1st person we'd aim we would aim
2nd person you'd aim you would aim
3rd person they'd aim they would aim
Negative I wouldn't aim
Singular
1st person I wouldn't aim I would not aim
2nd person you wouldn't aim you would not aim
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't aim he/she/it would not aim
Plural
1st person we wouldn't aim we would not aim
2nd person you wouldn't aim you would not aim
3rd person they wouldn't aim they would not aim
Question would I aim?
Singular
1st person would I aim?
2nd person would you aim?
3rd person would he/she/it aim?
Plural
1st person would we aim?
2nd person would you aim?
3rd person would they aim?
Negative question wouldn't I aim?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I aim? would I not aim?
2nd person wouldn't you aim? would you not aim?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it aim? would he/she/it not aim?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we aim? would we not aim?
2nd person wouldn't you aim? would you not aim?
3rd person wouldn't they aim? would they not aim?
Present continuous I'm aiming
Positive I'm aiming
Singular
1st person I'm aiming I am aiming
2nd person you're aiming you are aiming
3rd person he/she/it's aiming he/she/it is aiming
Plural
1st person we're aiming we are aiming
2nd person you're aiming you are aiming
3rd person they're aiming they are aiming
Negative I'm not aiming
Singular
1st person I'm not aiming I am not aiming
2nd person you aren't aiming you're not aiming you are not aiming
3rd person he/she/it isn't aiming he/she/it's not aiming he/she/it is not aiming
Plural
1st person we aren't aiming we're not aiming we are not aiming
2nd person you aren't aiming you're not aiming you are not aiming
3rd person they aren't aiming they're not aiming they are not aiming
Question am I aiming?
Singular
1st person am I aiming?
2nd person are you aiming?
3rd person is he/she/it aiming?
Plural
1st person are we aiming?
2nd person are you aiming?
3rd person are they aiming?
Negative question aren't I aiming?
Singular
1st person aren't I aiming? am I not aiming?
2nd person aren't you aiming? are you not aiming?
3rd person isn't he/she/it aiming? is he/she/it not aiming?
Plural
1st person aren't we aiming? are we not aiming?
2nd person aren't you aiming? are you not aiming?
3rd person aren't they aiming? are they not aiming?
Past continuous I was aiming
Positive I was aiming
Singular
1st person I was aiming
2nd person you were aiming
3rd person he/she/it was aiming
Plural
1st person we were aiming
2nd person you were aiming
3rd person they were aiming
Negative I wasn't aiming
Singular
1st person I wasn't aiming I was not aiming
2nd person you weren't aiming you were not aiming
3rd person he/she/it wasn't aiming he/she/it was not aiming
Plural
1st person we weren't aiming we were not aiming
2nd person you weren't aiming you were not aiming
3rd person they weren't aiming they were not aiming
Question was I aiming?
Singular
1st person was I aiming?
2nd person were you aiming?
3rd person was he/she/it aiming?
Plural
1st person were we aiming?
2nd person were you aiming?
3rd person were they aiming?
Negative question wasn't I aiming?
Singular
1st person wasn't I aiming? was I not aiming?
2nd person weren't you aiming? were you not aiming?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it aiming? was he/she/it not aiming?
Plural
1st person weren't we aiming? were we not aiming?
2nd person weren't you aiming? were you not aiming?
3rd person weren't they aiming? were they not aiming?
Future continuous I'll be aiming
Positive I'll be aiming
Singular
1st person I'll be aiming I will be aiming
2nd person you'll be aiming you will be aiming
3rd person he/she/it'll be aiming he/she/it will be aiming
Plural
1st person we'll be aiming we will be aiming
2nd person you'll be aiming you will be aiming
3rd person they'll be aiming they will be aiming
Negative I won't be aiming
Singular
1st person I won't be aiming I will not be aiming
2nd person you won't be aiming you will not be aiming
3rd person he/she/it won't be aiming he/she/it will not be aiming
Plural
1st person we won't be aiming we will not be aiming
2nd person you won't be aiming you will not be aiming
3rd person they won't be aiming they will not be aiming
Question will I be aiming?
Singular
1st person will I be aiming?
2nd person will you be aiming?
3rd person will he/she/it be aiming?
Plural
1st person will we be aiming?
2nd person will you be aiming?
3rd person will they be aiming?
Negative question won't I be aiming?
Singular
1st person won't I be aiming? will I not be aiming?
2nd person won't you be aiming? will you not be aiming?
3rd person won't he/she/it be aiming? will he/she/it not be aiming?
Plural
1st person won't we be aiming? will we not be aiming?
2nd person won't you be aiming? will you not be aiming?
3rd person won't they be aiming? will they not be aiming?
Conditional continuous I'd be aiming
Positive I'd be aiming
Singular
1st person I'd be aiming I would be aiming
2nd person you'd be aiming you would be aiming
3rd person he/she/it'd be aiming he/she/it would be aiming
Plural
1st person we'd be aiming we would be aiming
2nd person you'd be aiming you would be aiming
3rd person they'd be aiming they would be aiming
Negative I wouldn't be aiming
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be aiming I would not be aiming
2nd person you wouldn't be aiming you would not be aiming
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be aiming he/she/it would not be aiming
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be aiming we would not be aiming
2nd person you wouldn't be aiming you would not be aiming
3rd person they wouldn't be aiming they would not be aiming
Question would I be aiming?
Singular
1st person would I be aiming?
2nd person would you be aiming?
3rd person would he/she/it be aiming?
Plural
1st person would we be aiming?
2nd person would you be aiming?
3rd person would they be aiming?
Negative question wouldn't I be aiming?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be aiming? would I not be aiming?
2nd person wouldn't you be aiming? would you not be aiming?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be aiming? would he/she/it not be aiming?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be aiming? would we not be aiming?
2nd person wouldn't you be aiming? would you not be aiming?
3rd person wouldn't they be aiming? would they not be aiming?
Present perfect I've aimed
Positive I've aimed
Singular
1st person I've aimed I have aimed
2nd person you've aimed you have aimed
3rd person he/she/it's aimed he/she/it has aimed
Plural
1st person we've aimed we have aimed
2nd person you've aimed you have aimed
3rd person they've aimed they have aimed
Negative I haven't aimed
Singular
1st person I haven't aimed I have not aimed
2nd person you haven't aimed you have not aimed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't aimed he/she/it has not aimed
Plural
1st person we haven't aimed we have not aimed
2nd person you haven't aimed you have not aimed
3rd person they haven't aimed they have not aimed
Question have I aimed?
Singular
1st person have I aimed?
2nd person have you aimed?
3rd person has he/she/it aimed?
Plural
1st person have we aimed?
2nd person have you aimed?
3rd person have they aimed?
Negative question haven't I aimed?
Singular
1st person haven't I aimed? have I not aimed?
2nd person haven't you aimed? have you not aimed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it aimed? has he/she/it not aimed?
Plural
1st person haven't we aimed? have we not aimed?
2nd person haven't you aimed? have you not aimed?
3rd person haven't they aimed? have they not aimed?
Past perfect I had aimed
Positive I had aimed
Singular
1st person I had aimed
2nd person you had aimed
3rd person he/she/it had aimed
Plural
1st person we had aimed
2nd person you had aimed
3rd person they had aimed
Negative I hadn't aimed
Singular
1st person I hadn't aimed I had not aimed
2nd person you hadn't aimed you had not aimed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't aimed he/she/it had not aimed
Plural
1st person we hadn't aimed we had not aimed
2nd person you hadn't aimed you had not aimed
3rd person they hadn't aimed they had not aimed
Question had I aimed?
Singular
1st person had I aimed?
2nd person had you aimed?
3rd person had he/she/it aimed?
Plural
1st person had we aimed?
2nd person had you aimed?
3rd person had they aimed?
Negative question hadn't I aimed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I aimed? had I not aimed?
2nd person hadn't you aimed? had you not aimed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it aimed? had he/she/it not aimed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we aimed? had we not aimed?
2nd person hadn't you aimed? had you not aimed?
3rd person hadn't they aimed? had they not aimed?
Future perfect I'll have aimed
Positive I'll have aimed
Singular
1st person I'll have aimed I will have aimed
2nd person you'll have aimed you will have aimed
3rd person he/she/it'll have aimed he/she/it will have aimed
Plural
1st person we'll have aimed we will have aimed
2nd person you'll have aimed you will have aimed
3rd person they'll have aimed they will have aimed
Negative I won't have aimed
Singular
1st person I won't have aimed I will not have aimed
2nd person you won't have aimed you will not have aimed
3rd person he/she/it won't have aimed he/she/it will not have aimed
Plural
1st person we won't have aimed we will not have aimed
2nd person you won't have aimed you will not have aimed
3rd person they won't have aimed they will not have aimed
Question +'ll I have aimed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have aimed? will I have aimed?
2nd person +'ll you have aimed? will you have aimed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have aimed? will he/she/it have aimed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have aimed? will we have aimed?
2nd person +'ll you have aimed? will you have aimed?
3rd person +'ll they have aimed? will they have aimed?
Negative question won't I have aimed?
Singular
1st person won't I have aimed? will I not have aimed?
2nd person won't you have aimed? will you not have aimed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have aimed? will he/she/it not have aimed?
Plural
1st person won't we have aimed? will we not have aimed?
2nd person won't you have aimed? will you not have aimed?
3rd person won't they have aimed? will they not have aimed?
Conditional perfect I'd have aimed
Positive I'd have aimed
Singular
1st person I'd have aimed I would have aimed
2nd person you'd have aimed you would have aimed
3rd person he/she/it'd have aimed he/she/it would have aimed
Plural
1st person we'd have aimed we would have aimed
2nd person you'd have aimed you would have aimed
3rd person they'd have aimed they would have aimed
Negative I wouldn't have aimed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have aimed I would not have aimed
2nd person you wouldn't have aimed you would not have aimed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have aimed he/she/it would not have aimed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have aimed we would not have aimed
2nd person you wouldn't have aimed you would not have aimed
3rd person they wouldn't have aimed they would not have aimed
Question would I have aimed?
Singular
1st person would I have aimed?
2nd person would you have aimed?
3rd person would he/she/it have aimed?
Plural
1st person would we have aimed?
2nd person would you have aimed?
3rd person would they have aimed?
Negative question wouldn't I have aimed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have aimed? would I not have aimed?
2nd person wouldn't you have aimed? would you not have aimed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have aimed? would he/she/it not have aimed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have aimed? would we not have aimed?
2nd person wouldn't you have aimed? would you not have aimed?
3rd person wouldn't they have aimed? would they not have aimed?
Imperative aim!
Positive
you aim!
we let's aim!
Negative
you don't aim!
we let's not aim!
Examples aim examples
How do I use aim in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Tom believes that he will achieve the aim.
We must achieve our aim at any price.
That aim is impossible to attain.
The democrat endeavored to accomplish his aim by himself.
My aim is to be a doctor.
I aim to be a writer.
I aim to be a doctor when I grow up.
He has no specific aim.
His aim in life is to save money.
His aim in life was to become a great doctor.
His aim is to become a professional singer.
His aim is to become a doctor.
His aim is to become a lawyer.
He achieved his aim at last.
The aim of science is, as has often been said, to foresee, not to understand.
I started to learn English with the aim of becoming a teacher.
I fail to understand his true aim.
All of us aim at success.
Trade companies aim at a new market in Asia.
He has only one aim in life, to make money.
They attained their aim.
Movie subtitles
The aim of the evening is for the designated murderer - let's say it was me - to move the required weapon into the required room.
Tell your clients, Mr Turner, that I do not aim to found upon the moon a criminal colony.
Do you really aim to stab Helius in the back?
Do you really aim to stab me in the back?
Well, now that you've got her all to yourself, what do you aim to do with her?
And the other is a little personal business I aim to transact at the end ofthe trail.
Company, take aim!
It's your fault for having such a wonderful aim with your gun.
Aim more accurately!
Courage, a good head and a better aim, that's about all that's required.
But from my struggling youth until today my principal aim has been to strive for truth.
I aim at the legs.
Yes, I aim to find out from Kent. why he's turnin' that poker game into a land-grab business.
Now what do you aim to do? - Nothin' at present.
The other is a little personal business I aim to transact at the end of the trail.
That's what I aim to do.
Yes? It's your fault for having such a wonderful aim with your gun.
And at three, take aim and fire at your own discretion.
He didn't even take aim at me.
We hunt for the truth. Some hunters have poor aim. Others shoot their dogs.
What? Did he.? Yes, he's got bad aim!
That's the kind of shooting' I aim to do.
Get down there! Aim well and fire slowly.
Which way do you aim to do it?
When I get hold of a pile of money-- which I aim to, and soon-- you'll be treatin'me right.
I aim to find it on top.
Taking aim.
Exactly in the moment you're achieving your aim, it's over.
Relax, I won't hurt them. I aim at the legs.
Now what do you aim to do?
Not me, Mr. Henderson. I aim to live a while.
Aim at the rabbit, not me.
And I aim to get him there in one piece.
I aim to, in Lordsburg.
No, but I aim to before sundown and I'm getting excited about it too.
Well, I reckon we better begin rousting them out if we aim to get out by daylight.
Well, we aim to take whatever they got.
You folks aim to buy anything?
News and current affairs
The CAP's original aim was to provide a secure source of food for the six original member states of the Union, which were importers of food and sought a degree of self-sufficiency.
The aim must be not only to win back the hearts of Europeans who have become skeptical, but also to convince them that the Union is indispensable to meeting the challenges Europeans face.
I trust that among the experts will be some who have pondered the underlying ethical question: how safe should we aim to be?
Putin's aim was to subject all power to the control of Russia's security forces.
Yet the declared American aim of building a Muslim democracy in Iraq will only enhance Turkey's symbolic importance as a role model.
Their aim is to do the most good they can with the resources that they are willing to set aside for that purpose.
The common aim should be to remove the threat posed by a dictator with so well-documented a predilection for weapons of mass destruction.
The aim of political terrorist groups, such as Al Qaeda, is to provoke retaliation and maximize publicity for their cause.
As the ECB's common monetary policy cannot fit the macroeconomic conditions of all the member countries, the eurozone countries need macro-prudential regulations that aim at reducing excessive credit growth.
Yet we must still ask whether a full-scale invasion is the only way, a necessary and proportionate way, to fulfil that aim.
This proposition overturned the previous Keynesian orthodoxy that macroeconomic policy should aim at full employment, with the control of inflation left to wage policy.
But the concrete policies needed to realize this aim are not, since reforming the welfare state and labor markets means more competition, which scares many citizens.
From an economic point of view, the Lisbon Strategy's aim is to transform Europe into a power able to compete on equal terms with the US today and the great Asian countries.
But this aim does not appear to be creating a European identity, as the euro has.
In mid-2007, the Commission confirmed that it will revisit the EU's dialogue with Mercosur, with the aim of giving new impetus to negotiations.
The aim was to strengthen cooperation as a means of creating a lasting peace.
America will soon try to appoint an Iraqi regime that will aim to cancel many of Saddam's oil contracts with France, Russia, and China, in order to make room for US and UK firms.
Nor is it clear whether its aim is to pressure Sudan into changing its policy or to bring about wholesale regime change.
Such incentives are targeted at foreign investors and the local elite, with the aim of stopping or even reversing capital flight.