aim-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: goal or objective

Commentary: A non-physical goal; an anticipated outcome that guides a person's actions. Usually refers to a sentence- or a verb-clause.

Examples:
My aim is to have the report finished by tomorrow.
My aim is that I'll finish the report tomorrow.
It was created with the conscious aim of meeting immediate needs.
Even a person with good aims can do harm.
John made no secret of his personal aim: to get the high score on Pac Man.
The aim of chess is to checkmate the opposing king.

Mappings:
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1 2

Sense Number 2: goal, as physical location

Commentary: The physical thing or location that an object is heading towards. Can also be the general direction of movement.

Examples:
When I set out on my trip, my original aim was Seattle.
Captain, set our aim for the west.

Mappings:
PropBank: aim.02
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 3: pointing at a target

Commentary: AIM[+event] The act of pointing or directing an object at something.

Examples:
He took aim and fired.
I saw that the gun's aim was directed at my head.
Your aim is a little off.

Mappings:
PropBank: aim.02
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: ability to aim

Commentary: The ability to aim something. A quality that a person has. Does not refer to any instance of aiming.

Examples:
John always had terrible aim.
Three years in the army has given me good aim.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: -

Sense Number 5: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM