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Meaning target meaning

What does target mean?
Definitions in simple English

target Noun

— A target is an area to shoot at. It is usually used for practice or to test the accuracy of a gun. — A target is a goal or objective. We didn't hit our sales targets this week.

target Verb

— To target is to aim at something, usually with a gun.

target

— noun (= mark) a reference point to shoot at his arrow hit the mark — noun the location of the target that is to be hit — noun (= prey, fair game) a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence he fell prey to muggers everyone was fair game the target of a manhunt — noun sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at — noun (= object) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) the sole object of her trip was to see her children — verb (= aim, direct) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face criticism directed at her superior direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

Synonyms target synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as target?

target English » English

aim goal objective purpose butt mark object end destination aim at intent quarry prey point intention aim at something strike quota fair game direct terminus target area subject spot sign sight score plan place norm hit aim for zero in weigh victim twit train touchdown terminal point tee tatter targe strive stop stooge spot of potato signal sighting target sighting board shooting target

Topics target topics

What do people use target to talk about?
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack
Physical actions Physical impact

Aim at a target
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal
Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

  • What words refer to someone who is criticized?
    target
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Mock
Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

Conjugation target conjugation

How do you conjugate target?

target · verb

Examples target examples

How do I use target in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I aimed my gun at the target.
Pickpockets target tourists.
After five shots, they hit the target.
The first attack missed the target.
He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.
He hit the center of the target with his first shot.
She aimed at the target.
Kunihiko hit the target with his first shot.
The arrow hit the target.
Take aim at the target.
Every time I practice shooting, I miss the target.
Tom's shot missed the target by two feet.
You hit the center of the target.
Aim at the target with this gun.
The arrow missed its target.
A good way to boost reading and listening skills in a target language is to read or listen to the news.
Which is your target?

Movie subtitles

The projectile's gonna come through this hole, slam into this target, which is about two feet across - this is just ordinary sand - and we'll see if it survives.
Well, I'm glad to see my marketing is reaching its target.
Although, I'm not your target.
With a target on his back.
Elizabeth Keen is not your wife, she's your target.
You're right, and there is the target, that I'm waiting for.
The target - the Odessa theater.
They thought they hit the target, boss, but bullets just bounce off of you.
What is this, target practice?
I'll try a singing target.
The newspapers pounced on him, made him a target for their feeble humor.
Target practice again.
If he's not, we'll stick your head upon the target and shoot at that.
Remaining archers will use center target.
The motel where our target was staying has been demolished.
In what world would a natural phenomenon cause icicles to specifically target us?
Even if at a distance, he's watching from somewhere, or he couldn't target us so accurately.
Target in sight Gotcha.
The target - the Odessa Opera House.
The bottle breaks, and the ink deluges him, making him visible and an easy target for the police.
What a lovely target.
The newspapers made him a target for their feeble humour.
Target's a deal too close. can we have it removed to a fit distance to shoot at?
Have you ever seen Mrs. Marko at target practice?
I was aiming at the mirror, but the other target blinded me.
Been chauffeuring target-splashers for months and haven't seen better.
Write your name on the target tomorrow.
Target.
Alabama, you're way off your target.
I'll smack one dead center if I have to land on that target.
For when on active service on the 12th day of April, 1941 he, when a flying officer in the vicinity of Number 4 bombing target did engage in unauthorized low flying.
Target repair.
Target repair? That's murder.
Man on target. Holy smoke!

News and current affairs

WASHINGTON, DC - As the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals approaches, the United Nations is intensifying its efforts to foster debate about what comes next for promotion of development worldwide.
Even its backers concede that achieving this target won't be easy - and they are right.
Because of broad European skepticism about fracking, there is no gas miracle in the EU, while the abundance of heavily subsidized renewables has caused over-achievement of the CO2 target.
On average, per capita income in the countries that are the source of these investments is four times higher than in the target countries.
The Bank rejected the idea of a moratorium on its own work with investors in agriculture, arguing that this would target precisely those who are most likely to do the right thing.
It is also important to bear in mind that in 1973, the US suffered less from the OPEC oil embargo than Europe did, even though America, which had resupplied Israel in its war with Egypt and Syria in October of that year, was the primary target.
Second, globalization has been the target for populist criticism.
Moreover, the European Central Bank appears helpless because it is bound by the self-imposed fetters of its inflation target.
Namun saya juga memahami adanya potensi manfaat dalam upaya-upaya pengaturan seperti penetapan target energi terbarukan, larangan penggunaan bohlam pijar, dan perintah penggunaan biofuel.
Some monetary authorities, like the European Central Bank, set their own target.
Others, like the Bank of England (BoE), have full instrument independence - control over short-term interest rates - but must meet an inflation target set by the government.
If, for example, a target country provides minimum wage guarantees and replacement incomes for the domestic unemployed, immigrants simply force domestic residents into the care of the welfare state.
Unfortunately, this is a dream, not a target.
The single development target that would have the biggest impact on global prosperity would be the completion of the Doha trade round.
The actions of the British academic unions have Israel as their obvious target.
That is why any comprehensive approach to restoring the advanced countries' economic and financial vibrancy must target the proper revival of private credit flows.
Even here, the MDGs contain no numerical target for financial aid or any other aspect of rich countries' assistance, in contrast to the highly specific poverty-related targets set for developing countries.
In France, Nicolas Sarkozy's government has tried to regain popularity with the working class by deporting Roma migrants, a target of widespread hatred and ethnic attacks.
Moreover, a human being's reticence to kill is inversely related to the distance between attacker and target.
At the same time, they perceive their country to be marginalized, discriminated against, and the target of aggressive international condemnation.
And, with such a target, it is not very difficult to poke holes and pile on the ridicule.
But the result of intervention was that US forces became just one more target, culminating in the 1983 bombing of a US Marine barracks that killed 241 American soldiers.
After all, Iraq was an easy target in the first Gulf War precisely because it had abandoned its nuclear program, and possessed no weapons of mass destruction.
Of course, in order to pressure North Korea's government to give up its nuclear option, the current international economic sanctions, which target WMD-related products and luxury goods, probably should continue.
As migrants move between markets with well-defined property rights, immigration in principle is beneficial for both the immigrants and the target country.
The immigrant receives a higher wage than at home, and the target country benefits from cheap labor, which creates more value than it costs.
But in practice, immigration is often not as beneficial as it could be, because the target country has a rigid wage structure that prevents the additional jobs needed to employ the immigrants from being created.

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