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English word

aim

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /eɪm/US /eɪm/
noun

the purpose of doing something; what somebody is trying to achieve

verb

to try or plan to achieve something

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Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly (2013)
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The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions.

Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly (2013)

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