target
noun / verb IELTS
- English meaning
- A result you try to achieve; to aim at someone or something.
- Example
The government set a target of net zero emissions by 2050.
- Common collocations
- meet a target; target audience; be targeted at
- Word family
- targeted
- Academic Word List · Sublist 5
Translation
- 한국어목표; 겨냥하다
- 中文目标；针对
- 日本語目標；対象にする
- ไทยเป้าหมาย
- Bahasa Indonesiatarget, sasaran
- Tiếng Việtmục tiêu; nhắm vào
- Русскийцель; нацеливать
- हिन्दीलक्ष्य
Entries marked AWL come from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000), a widely used list of words that appear often in university texts. Definitions, examples and translations are written by AUSLEX.
Meanings and translations are AUSLEX editorial drafts. Usage can vary by region, age and situation.