Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to aim
Participle: aimed
Gerund: aiming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | aim |
| you | aim |
| he;she;it | aims |
| we | aim |
| you | aim |
| they | aim |
Perfect
| I | have aimed |
| you | have aimed |
| he;she;it | has aimed |
| we | have aimed |
| you | have aimed |
| they | have aimed |
Past
| I | aimed |
| you | aimed |
| he;she;it | aimed |
| we | aimed |
| you | aimed |
| they | aimed |
Pluperfect
| I | had aimed |
| you | had aimed |
| he;she;it | had aimed |
| we | had aimed |
| you | had aimed |
| they | had aimed |
Future
| I | will aim |
| you | will aim |
| he;she;it | will aim |
| we | will aim |
| you | will aim |
| they | will aim |
Future Perfect
| I | will have aimed |
| you | will have aimed |
| he;she;it | will have aimed |
| we | will have aimed |
| you | will have aimed |
| they | will have aimed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | aim |
| you | aim |
| he;she;it | aim |
| we | aim |
| you | aim |
| they | aim |
Perfect
| I | have aimed |
| you | have aimed |
| he;she;it | have aimed |
| we | have aimed |
| you | have aimed |
| they | have aimed |
Imperfect
| I | aimed |
| you | aimed |
| he;she;it | aimed |
| we | aimed |
| you | aimed |
| they | aimed |
Pluperfect
| I | had aimed |
| you | had aimed |
| he;she;it | had aimed |
| we | had aimed |
| you | had aimed |
| they | had aimed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would aim |
| you | would aim |
| he;she;it | would aim |
| we | would aim |
| you | would aim |
| they | would aim |
Perfect
| I | would have aimed |
| you | would have aimed |
| he;she;it | would have aimed |
| we | would have aimed |
| you | would have aimed |
| they | would have aimed |
Imperative
| you | aim |
| we | Let's aim |
| you | aim |
Verbs conjugated like 'aim'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'aim'
aid,
aik,
ail,
air,
arm,
dim,
maim,
nim,
raim,
rim,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- have set as one's purpose
- intend, mean, plan, purpose, set out
- direct
- point, train, sight, steer, level, turn, present
- try
- endeavor, attempt, propose, strive, intend
Antonyms
- direct
- mislead, divert, deceive
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1330, "to estimate, calculate," from O.Fr.
esmar, from L.
aestimare "appraise" (see estimation); current meaning apparently developed from "esteem," through "calculate with a view to action" (c.1400), then "calculate the direction of a missile" (1573).
2. The verb is from Middle English amen, aimen, eimen (“to guess at, to estimate, to aim”), borrowed from Old French esmer, aesmer, asmer, from Latin ad- plus aestimare (“to estimate”), the compound perhaps being originally formed in Medieval Latin (adaestimare), perhaps in Old French.
3. The noun is from Middle English ame, from Old French aesme, esme. See: Old French '
esmer'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] two ladies and some gentlemen round a fire before dinner, one of the company fell short of the fireplace, six distinct times. I am disposed to think, however, that this was occasioned by his not aiming at that object; as there was a white marble hearth before the fender, which was more convenient, and may have suited his purpose better.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] famously. There was the smiting of the rock, and the gushing forth of the waters; and there was a temperate man with ‘considerable of a hatchet ’ (as the standard-bearer would probably have said ), aiming a deadly blow at a serpent which was apparently about to spring upon him from the top of a barrel of spirits. But the chief feature of this part of the show was a huge allegorical device, borne [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[Sofia] Wow. That looks so amazing. I aim to please. When you date a chef, it comes with many benefits.
(Before Your Father Finds Us)