aims

noun

Intention or goal.

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.

(UK, finance) AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market.

Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

Initialism of Agape International Missions.

Initialism of American Indian Movement.

(US, military) Acronym of air intercept missile.

(ESA, space science) Initialism of Asteroid Impact Mission.

(NASA, space science) Initialism of Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, a NASA satellite.

(obsolete) Conjecture; guess.

(Internet, historical, 1997–2017) Initialism of AOL Instant Messenger.

verb

(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive

(intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it

(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

(transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group

(intransitive, obsolete) To guess or conjecture.

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