- pronunciation:
- tar
giht
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A target is a thing that you aim at and want to hit.
Sam tried to shoot his arrow into the center of the target.
- similar words:
- goal
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| definition 2: |
A target is a goal you want to reach.
The salesman's target was to sell two thousand of the new products by the end of the month.- synonyms:
- aim, goal
- similar words:
- intention, object, purpose
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| related words: |
intent |
Target comes from
targe, a French word for a small round shield, not a large one that covered the whole body.