Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to aim at doing sth
Participle: aimed at doing sth
Gerund: aiming at doing sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | aim at doing sth |
| you | aim at doing sth |
| he;she;it | aims at doing sth |
| we | aim at doing sth |
| you | aim at doing sth |
| they | aim at doing sth |
Perfect
| I | have aimed at doing sth |
| you | have aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | has aimed at doing sth |
| we | have aimed at doing sth |
| you | have aimed at doing sth |
| they | have aimed at doing sth |
Past
| I | aimed at doing sth |
| you | aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | aimed at doing sth |
| we | aimed at doing sth |
| you | aimed at doing sth |
| they | aimed at doing sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had aimed at doing sth |
| you | had aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | had aimed at doing sth |
| we | had aimed at doing sth |
| you | had aimed at doing sth |
| they | had aimed at doing sth |
Future
| I | will aim at doing sth |
| you | will aim at doing sth |
| he;she;it | will aim at doing sth |
| we | will aim at doing sth |
| you | will aim at doing sth |
| they | will aim at doing sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have aimed at doing sth |
| you | will have aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | will have aimed at doing sth |
| we | will have aimed at doing sth |
| you | will have aimed at doing sth |
| they | will have aimed at doing sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | aim at doing sth |
| you | aim at doing sth |
| he;she;it | aim at doing sth |
| we | aim at doing sth |
| you | aim at doing sth |
| they | aim at doing sth |
Perfect
| I | have aimed at doing sth |
| you | have aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | have aimed at doing sth |
| we | have aimed at doing sth |
| you | have aimed at doing sth |
| they | have aimed at doing sth |
Imperfect
| I | aimed at doing sth |
| you | aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | aimed at doing sth |
| we | aimed at doing sth |
| you | aimed at doing sth |
| they | aimed at doing sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had aimed at doing sth |
| you | had aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | had aimed at doing sth |
| we | had aimed at doing sth |
| you | had aimed at doing sth |
| they | had aimed at doing sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would aim at doing sth |
| you | would aim at doing sth |
| he;she;it | would aim at doing sth |
| we | would aim at doing sth |
| you | would aim at doing sth |
| they | would aim at doing sth |
Perfect
| I | would have aimed at doing sth |
| you | would have aimed at doing sth |
| he;she;it | would have aimed at doing sth |
| we | would have aimed at doing sth |
| you | would have aimed at doing sth |
| they | would have aimed at doing sth |
Imperative
| you | aim at doing sth |
| we | Let's aim at doing sth |
| you | aim at doing sth |
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)