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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

aim / ām/ • v. 1. [tr.] point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target: aim the camcorder at some suitable object | [intr.] aim for the middle of the target. ∎ direct (an object or blow) at someone or something: she aimed the bottle at his head. ∎ (aim something at) direct information or an action toward (a particular group): the TV campaign is aimed at the 16-24 age group. 2. [intr.] have the intention of achieving: we aim to give you the best service. • n. 1. a purpose or intention; a desired outcome: our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline. 2. [in sing.] the directing of a weapon or object at a target: his aim was perfect. PHRASES: take aim point a weapon or camera at a target.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

aim †estimate; direct (a missile, blow). XIV. ME. a(i)men; partly — OF. e(s)mer, a(s)mer :- L. æstimāre (see ESTEEM); partly — OF. ae(s)mer :- L. *adæstimāre (see AD-).
Hence (or — OF. ae(s)me, e(s)me) aim sb. XIV.

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aim

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

aim v. point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target: he aimed the rifle again.
n. the directing of a weapon or object at a target: his aim was perfect, and the guard's body collapsed backward.
take aim point a weapon or camera at a target.

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AIM

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Copyright

AIM See ASSOCIATION FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA.

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aim

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

aim •acclaim, aflame, aim, became, blame, came, claim, dame, exclaim, fame, flame, frame, game, lame, maim, misname, name, proclaim, same, shame, tame •endgame • counterclaim • nickname •byname • filename • forename •surname • airframe • mainframe •Ephraim • doorframe • subframe •underframe • aspartame

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AIM

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

AIM Africa Inland Mission
• Alternative Investment Market
• (eɪm) American Indian Movement (civil-rights organization)
• American Institute of Management
• Amsterdam International Market
• analytical ion microscopy
• Association of Industrial Machinery Merchants
• Presbyterianism Australian Inland Mission
• Australian Institute of Management

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AIM." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AIM." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-AIM.html

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