take aim Definition

aim
verb aimed, aiming

tr & intr
1. To point or direct a weapon, attack, remark, etc at them or it.

Form: aim at someone (usually)
Form: aim for someone
Form: aim at something
Form: aim for something
intr
2. To plan, intend or try.

noun

1. What a person, etc intends to do; the achievement aimed at.

Thesaurus: goal, objective, target, object, aspiration, intention, ambition, plan, scheme, purpose, desire, dream, wish.
2. The ability to hit what is aimed at.

Example: good aim

Idiom: take aim

To point a weapon at a target so as to be ready to fire.

Etymology: 14c: from French esmer, from Latin aestimare to estimate.