Aimed Aiming Aim Eɪm High Achieve Government Reduction

• he has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot).
• we should aim for a bigger share of the market.
• the government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment.
• they are aiming to reduce unemployment by 50%.

aim

1. to try or plan to achieve something
• He has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot).
• We should aim for a bigger share of the market.
• The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment.
• They are aiming to reduce unemployment by 50%.
• We aim to be there around six.
• They're aiming at training everybody by the end of the year.
2. to have something as an aim
• These measures are aimed at preventing violent crime.
3. to point or direct a weapon, a shot, a kick, etc. at somebody/something
• I was aiming at the tree but hit the car by mistake.
• Aim for the middle of the target.
• The gun was aimed at her head.
4. to say or do something that is intended to influence or affect a particular person or group
• The book is aimed at very young children.
• My criticism wasn't aimed at you.

Extra Examples

• Aim for his legs, not his body.
• He is aiming for a win in this race.
• She aimed the gun straight at the intruder.
• She’s aiming at a scholarship this year.
• The initiative is aimed at helping young people.
• a young man who is prepared to aim high
• educational courses aimed particularly at older people
• He has always aimed high.
• The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment.
• They are aiming to reduce unemployment by around 50%.
• They’re aiming at training everybody by the end of the year.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they aim
• he / she / it aims
• past simple aimed
• past participle aimed
• -ing form aiming

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French amer, variant of esmer (from Latin aestimare ‘assess, estimate’), reinforced by aemer, aesmer (from late Latin adaestimare, intensified form of aestimare).