target
/ˈtɑːɡɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtɑːɡɪt/
target
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- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Open ah vowel
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tar - get -> target
Myanmar meaning
(n) ပစ်မှတ်
Full entry
target /'tɑ:gÇt/ n
၁။ (က) ပစ်မှတ်။ shoot off target (ie fail to hit it). ❍ archery
(ခ) ပစ်မှတ်။ ပစ်ကွင်း။ bomb military targets ❍ fire at a moving target.
၂။ ~ (for sth) (ဝေဖန်မှု စသည်) ပစ်မှတ်။ …ဖတ်။ become a target for scorn/hate/derision.
၃။ သတ်မှတ်ချက်။ ရည်မှန်းချက်။ meet one's export targets ❍ Sales so far this year are on target (ie likely to reach the desired level). ❍ a target date (ie one set for completing a project, etc).
v (-t-) ~ sth (at/on sth/sb) (usu passive) ချိန်ရွယ်သည်။ ရည်မှန်းသည်။ missiles targeted on Britain ❍ a sales campaign targeted at the youth market ❍ a new magazine that targets the elderly.
More examples
- [on/off target] : Few players managed to get their shots on target.
- Foreigners have become targets for attack by terrorists.
- The house was left empty and therefore a target for vandals.
- A murderer who carefully selected his targets
- Potential military targets such as air bases and oil fields
- [target for] : His war record became a target for his enemies.
- [easy target] : Some plans for development offered an easy target in the press.
- [target of] : The policy has become the target of severe criticism.
- [set a target] : They are setting a target of 2, 000 new members.
- [meet a target] : Not many states will meet their targets for energy conservation.
- [target level] : They should get to their target level in about twelve months.
- [on/off/below/above target] : Oil production was 15 per cent below target.
- [target date] : We are setting June as a target date for completion.
- [sales target] : The idea is helping staff to achieve their sales targets.
- The paper’s target readership
- [prime target] : We think teenagers are a prime target for the anti-smoking campaign.
- Their best players are now targets for richer teams.
- The mayor was the target of eight separate tax investigations.
- They made an offer for the target company (=the one they wanted to buy).
Synonyms
aim, goal, objective, object, end, intention, aim at, aim for, ambition, board, bull, bull's eye, bull's-eye, butt, byword, destination, direct, duty, focus, focus on, foil, function, game, go after, go for, ground zero, home in on, level, mark, pigeon, point, prey, purpose, pursue, quarry, recipient, scapegoat, scorn, seek out, sitting duck, sport, spot, steer, train, use, victim
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