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To t_____ a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them.To target a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them.They targeted her as vulnerable in her bid for reelection.He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.In the past, they have been the target of racist abuse.The professor has been a frequent target for animal rights extremists. nounA target is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object.The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits.The missiles missed their target.He missed the target only once yesterday.We threw knives at targets.A target is a result that you are trying to achieve .He's won back his place too late to achieve his target of 20 goals this season....school leavers who failed to reach their target grades.verbTo target a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them.They targeted her as vulnerable in her bid for reelection.He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.In the past, they have been the target of racist abuse.The professor has been a frequent target for animal rights extremists.If you target a particular group of people, you try to appeal to those people or affect them.The campaign will target insurance companies.The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.Students are a prime target group for marketing strategies. B2

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query	To t_____ a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them.To target a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them. They targeted her as vulnerable in her bid for reelection. He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation. In the past, they have been the target of racist abuse. The professor has been a frequent target for animal rights extremists.
word	target
full-definition	noun A target is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object. The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits. The missiles missed their target. He missed the target only once yesterday. We threw knives at targets. A target is a result that you are trying to achieve . He's won back his place too late to achieve his target of 20 goals this season. ...school leavers who failed to reach their target grades. verb To target a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them. They targeted her as vulnerable in her bid for reelection. He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation. In the past, they have been the target of racist abuse. The professor has been a frequent target for animal rights extremists. If you target a particular group of people, you try to appeal to those people or affect them. The campaign will target insurance companies. The company has targeted adults as its primary customers. Students are a prime target group for marketing strategies.
inflections	targetstargetingtargettingtargetedtargetted
cefr-level	B2

Target Targeted Person Thing Means Decide Attack Criticize