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To strive or plan to do something. I aim to be the best customer service representative I can be. I'm aiming to win Holly's heart—she is just the prettiest girl in the whole town.
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aim to (do something)
To intend, plan, or mean to do something. I didn't aim to offend him, but judging by the look on his face, I must have.
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aim to do something
Rur. to intend to do something. I didn't aim to hurt your feelings, sugar, you know I didn't.
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aim to
Try or intend to do something, as in We aim to please, or She aims to fly to California. This term derives from aim in the sense of "direct the course of something," such as an arrow or bullet. [Colloquial; c. 1600]
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