target
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or…A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
» I see the target.
Я вижу цель.
Я бачу мету.
Я бачу ціль.
Meaning
19 sensesA butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Take careful aim at the target.
Zielscheibe, Schießscheibe, Ziel
мише́ньmišénʹ, цельcelʹ
міше́ньmišénʹ, цільcilʹ
A goal or objective.
They have a target to finish the project by November.
Ziel
цельcelʹ, наме́рениеnamérenije
цільcilʹ, мета́metá, на́мірnámir
An object of criticism or ridicule.
A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
A kind of shield:
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
мише́ньmišénʹ, цельcelʹ
A bearing representing a buckler.
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
He made a good target.
The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
The number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
The tenor of a metaphor.
The codomain of a function; the object at which a morphism points.
Coordinate term: source
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- a reference point to shoot at
- the location of the target that is to be hit
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
Examples
302 sentencesI see the target.
Я бачу мету.
ruЯ вижу цель.
She aimed at the target.
Вона прицілилася.
ruОна прицелилась.
deSie visierte das Ziel an.
I can see the target.
Я бачу мету.
ruЯ вижу цель.
This is our primary target.
Це наша основна мета.
ruЭто наша основная цель.
You're aiming too low to hit the target.
Ви цілитеся занизько, щоб влучити.
deDu zielst zu niedrig auf das Ziel.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old FrenFrom Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old French, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), akin to Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)), Spanish tarjeta (“card”).
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Forms
plural: targetsSynonyms
11 synonyms- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at:butt
- a reference point to shoot at:mark
- the location of the target that is to be hit:target area
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence:preyquarryfair game
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable):aimobjectobjective
Word family
54 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- missed the target
- hit the target
- at the target