aim at

1. To point or guide an object, such as a weapon, at a target. Make sure you aim at the target before you pull the trigger. His water balloon is aimed at you! Run!

2. To target a particular issue or goal. The new program is aimed at helping struggling students get the tutoring they need to succeed in class.

3. To direct something at a specific person or group. I could tell that his rude remarks were aimed at me even though he did not mention my name. The studio's ad campaign is aiming at teenagers, but I think the movie is too violent for a young audience.

aim something at someone or something

to point or direct something at someone or something. Wally aimed the hose at Sarah and tried to soak her.

aim at

1. To point or direct something at someone or something: The archers drew back their arrows and aimed at the target.

2. To intend something for some purpose. Often used in the passive: We aimed our discussion at a solution to the financial problems. The new computer classes are aimed at teaching how computers work.

3. To be intended to achieve something: This new program aims at raising awareness about privacy issues.

4. To do or say something intended to affect someone or something. Used chiefly in the passive: Their sarcasm was aimed directly at me. The antismoking campaign was aimed at teenagers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Najwa	-	Arabic
Maristela	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Jeannine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English
Deb	DEB	English
Patricia	pə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Gaetano	-	Italian