Target Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Target? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Synonyms, Related sentences, Example sentences, Words ending with Target, Words starting with Target, Derivations, How to pronounce? Antonyms and more...

Target meaning

Word: Target

How to pronounce: ˈtɑːgɪt

Noun

Definitions:

1. A person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.

Example sentences: "The airport terminal was the target of a bomb"

2. A small round shield or buckler.

Example sentences: "It was soldiers armed with targets such as these under the command of Gonzalvo de Cordoba who defeated the Hapsburg-Valois pike formations in the Italian wars."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Select as an object of attention or attack.

Example sentences: "Two men were targeted by the attackers"


Synonyms:

specific purpose

objective

aim

goal

destination object

purpose

destination

object

thing

target area

plan

target figure

intent

intention

design

butt

end

direct

point

mark

ambition

aspiration

ideal

victim

prey

quarry


Antonyms:

nontarget


Derivations:

targeting

targeted

targe


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Target in Other Languages...

Spanish: Objetivo

German: Ziel

French: Cible

Italian: Obiettivo

Turkish: Hedef


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