An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions:
— It was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs.

synoniemen: design, intent, intention, purpose.

Roget 620: intent, intention, intentionality; purpose; quo animo [Lat.]; project etc. 626; undertaking etc. 676; predetermination etc. 611; design, ambition.    contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal; study; look out.    final cause; raison d'etre [Fr.]; cui bono [Lat.]; object, aim, end; the be all and the end all;" drift etc. (meaning) 516; tendency etc. 176; destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain [Mediev.]; prey, quarry, game.    decision, determination, resolve; fixed set purpose, settled purpose; ultimatum; resolution etc. 604; wish etc. 865; arriere pensee [Fr.]; motive etc. 615.    [Study of final causes] teleology.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 675: essay, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, coup d'essai [Fr.], debut; probation etc. (experiment) 463.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: voornemen, bedoeling, intensie, intentie, inzicht, opzet, zin
Pools: zamysł, zamiar, chęć, intencja, zamierzenie

The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).

synoniemen: object, objective, target.

Nederlands: doel, doeleinde, doelwit, einddoel, oogmerk, streven

The action of directing something at an object.

The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.

synoniemen: bearing, heading.

Roget 278: direction, bearing, course, vector; set, drift, tenor; tendency etc. 176; incidence; bending, trending etc. v.; dip, tack, aim, collimation; steering steerage.    point of the compass, cardinal points; North East, South, West; N by E, ENE, NE by N, NE, &c.; rhumb^†, azimuth, line of collimation.    line, path, road, range, quarter, line of march; alignment, allignment^†; air line, beeline; straight shoot.    ... meer laten zien

Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards:
— Please don't aim at your little brother!.

synoniemen: direct, take, take aim, train.

Nederlands: mikken, aanleggen

Propose or intend:
— I aim to arrive at noon.

synoniemen: propose, purport, purpose.

Move into a desired direction of discourse.

synoniemen: drive, get.

Nederlands: jagen, drijven

Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public.

synoniemen: calculate, direct.

Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal:
— He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face.

synoniemen: direct, place, point, target.

Nederlands: beogen

Direct (a remark) toward an intended goal.

Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal.

synoniemen: aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for.

Nederlands: streven, nastreven, ambiëren