- pronunciation:
- tar
giht
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a thing that you aim at and want to hit.
She shot her arrow and hit the target.The army's target was the weapons factory.
- similar words:
- goal
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| definition 2: |
a thing that you want to reach; goal.
His target was to finish the project by December.- synonyms:
- aim, goal
- similar words:
- intention, object, purpose
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Target comes from
targe, a French word for a small round shield, not a large one that covered the whole body.