pursue your aims (=try to achieve them over a long period of time ) We worked closely together to pursue our common aims. Once she had decided to go into publishing, she set out to fulfil her aim. achieve/fulfil your aim The Internet bank achieved its aim of attracting 50,000 customers last year. verbs have an aim His trip to Milan, his third in two weeks, had a precise aim. a common aim (=an aim that people, countries etc share ) We know the value of working closely together to pursue our common aims. an educational aim the educational aims of the school somebody’s declared/stated aim (=an aim that someone has stated clearly ) The Department’s declared aim is targeting benefits where they are most needed. a strategic aim (=that is part of a military, political, or business plan ) The broader strategic aims were to safeguard the Dutch East Indies against attack. a political aim We utterly condemn any acts of violence in pursuit of political aims.
a specific aim (=an exact aim ) What are the specific aims of the course? the underlying aim (=a basic aim, that people sometimes do not notice ) The games all have an underlying aim: survival. Guided by the general aim of the project, we aimed to reach a number of key objectives. the overall/general/broad aim (=that concerns the main aim rather than all the details ) The overall aim of the project is to encourage young people to stay in higher education. the immediate/initial/short-term aim (=that you hope to achieve quickly ) The immediate aim is to develop the travel business. the ultimate/eventual/long-term aim (=that you hope to achieve in the end ) The ultimate aim is to replace gasoline with non-polluting energy sources. COLLOCATIONS adjectives the main/primary/principal aim The country’s main aim was to slow inflation. a policy which sets out the school’s aims and objectives ► see thesaurus at purpose 2 → take aim 3 → take aim at somebody/something 4 DS SHOOT someone’s ability to hit what they are aiming at when they throw or shoot something Val’s aim was very good. with the aim of doing something a campaign with the aim of helping victims of crime Teamwork is required in order to achieve these aims. The main aim of the course is to improve your writing. S2 W2 noun 1 PURPOSE something you hope to achieve by doing something aim of The aim of the research is to find new food sources.Aimlessly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Sport aim aim 1 / eɪm /
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