Target - English meaning

Target – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.
Usage examples:
The airport terminal was the target of a bomb
Synonims:
PreyQuarryGameKillBag
noun
A small round shield or buckler.
Usage examples:
It was soldiers armed with targets such as these under the command of gonzalvo de cordoba who defea…

verb
Select as an object of attention or attack.
Usage examples:
Two men were targeted by the attackers
Synonims:
Pick outSingle outSelectChooseDecide onEarmarkFix onAttackAim atFire at

verb
A reference point to shoot at

noun
An object aimed and fired at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which arrows, bullets, bombs, and other missiles are aimed
Usage examples:
I missed the target., the plane passed over the target., the president was the main target of the s…

noun
A result, level, or situation that an organization or group wants or plans to achieve
Usage examples:
The company gave employees the details of performance targets for bonuses., economic/financial targ…

Target translation into English

Target: translate from English into Chinese

目标, 靶, 指标, 目的, 靶子, 对准, 意图, 垛, 意, 靶标, 对向, 枪靶, 矛头指向

Target: translate from English into Dutch

Doelwit, Doel, Doelgebied, Mikpunt, Schietschijf, Schietwedstrijd, Spoorwegsein, Beukelaar, Productiecijfer

Target: translate from English into French

Cible, Objectif, But, Prévu, Mire, Trajectoire

Target: translate from English into German

Ziel, Soll, Zielscheibe, Zielsetzung, Scheibe, Zielen auf, Schießscheibe

Target: translate from English into Hindi

लक्ष्य, निशाना, टारगेट, गंतव्य, नियोजित, टागिट, योजनापूर्ण, योजनाबद्ध, कार्य, प्रयोजन, काम, चांद

Target: translate from English into Italian

Obbiettivo, Obiettivo, Bersaglio, Mira, Segno, Sagoma, Targa

Target: translate from English into Korean

표적, 목표, 타깃, 과녁, 적, 전철기의 원형 신호기, 목표판, 새끼 양의 목살, 새끼 양의 가슴살

Target: translate from English into Russian

Цель, Мишень, Задание, Плановый, Контрольная цифра, Сигнал, Нацеливать, Намечать, Планировать, Маленький круглый щит, Пристреливать, Движок, Шибер

Target: translate from English into Spanish

Objetivo, Blanco, Tope, Elegir como blanco

Word origin

late Middle English (in target (sense 2 of the noun)): diminutive of targe1. The verb dates from the early 17th century.

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Target – similar words

targeting

verb
Select as an object of attention or attack.
Usage examples:
Two men were targeted by the attackers

noun
A person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.
Usage examples:
The airport terminal was the target of a bomb

noun
A small round shield or buckler.
Usage examples:
It was soldiers armed with targets such as these under the command of gonzalvo de cordoba who defea…

Targeting - all meanings in English

targeted

verb
Select as an object of attention or attack.
Usage examples:
Two men were targeted by the attackers

noun
A person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.
Usage examples:
The airport terminal was the target of a bomb

noun
A small round shield or buckler.
Usage examples:
It was soldiers armed with targets such as these under the command of gonzalvo de cordoba who defea…

Targeted - all meanings in English

Target synonims

attack

əˈtæk

verb
Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.
Usage examples:
In february the germans attacked verdun

noun
An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.
Usage examples:
He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb
An offensive against an enemy

Attack - all meanings in English

bag

bæɡ

noun
A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.
Usage examples:
He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb
Put (something) in a bag.
Usage examples:
Customers bagged their own groceries

noun
A soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and other goods
Usage examples:
A paper/plastic bag, a bag of apples/nuts, don't eat that whole bag of (= the amount the bag contai…

Bag - all meanings in English

choose

tʃuːz

verb
Pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives.
Usage examples:
He chose a seat facing the door

verb
To decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities
Usage examples:
Choose between she had to choose between the two men in her life., danny, come here and choose your…

verb
To decide to do something
Usage examples:
Katie chose to stay away from work that day.

Choose - all meanings in English

earmark

ˈɪə.mɑːk

verb
Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme

noun
A characteristic or identifying feature.
Usage examples:
This car has all the earmarks of a classic

verb
To keep or intend something for a particular purpose
Usage examples:
Be earmarked for five billion dollars of this year's budget is already earmarked for hospital impro…

Earmark - all meanings in English

game

ɡeɪm

noun
An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.
Usage examples:
The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective
Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.
Usage examples:
They were game for anything

verb
Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.
Usage examples:
It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

Game - all meanings in English

kill

kɪl

verb
Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
Usage examples:
Her father was killed in a car crash

noun
An act of killing, especially of one animal by another.
Usage examples:
A lion has made a kill

noun
(in place names, especially in new york, new jersey, and pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary.
Usage examples:
Kill van kull

Kill - all meanings in English

prey

noun
An animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
Usage examples:
The kestrel pounced on its prey

verb
An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
Usage examples:
The kestrel pounced on its prey

Prey - all meanings in English

quarry

noun
A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
Usage examples:
A limestone quarry

verb
Extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.
Usage examples:
Limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces

noun
An animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
Usage examples:
Grouse are not an easy quarry for a hawk

Quarry - all meanings in English

select

verb
Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
Usage examples:
Children must select their gcse subjects

adjective
(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.
Usage examples:
He joined his select team of young intelligence operatives

verb
Pick out or choose from a number of alternatives

Select - all meanings in English

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