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English to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | | English term or phrase: 'aim at' vs. 'aim to' | when do we use the former, and when the latter?
if you could, please give the examples |
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| | "an object"---"a verb" | Explanation:
We aim at an improvement, at a business target, an achievement;
we aim to do something, to reach a target, to finish a task (before leaving work), arrive somewhere at a given time.
So in summary:
Aim at + an object (noun, gerund, noun clause etc.);
Aim to + verbal infinitive. |
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4 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +10 examples
Explanation:
Aim AT a darts board,
Aim TO improve our standards
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