Aim
Aim noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Usage example: the main aim of a trip to the city is to shop for school clothes, but we always go to the artisans' market, too
Hope and aim are semantically related in ambition topic. In some cases you can use "Hope" instead the word "Aim" as a noun or a verb.
Hope
Hope noun - The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.
Aim and hope are semantically related in aspiration topic. Sometimes you can use "Aim" instead the word "Hope" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good aim | good hope |
| best | best aim | best hope |
| better | better aim | better hope |
| original | original aim | original hope |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, great, main, sole, apparent, impossible. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Edge himself uses a sword because his reflexes from being a Seed Of Hope make him aim ahead of anybody instead of where they actually are, causing his shots to miss.
- Hurricane of Puns: Fires off one in his R Emake LP:If there's a survivor in this residence, then I hope they have dead aim.
Source: Lets Play / The Dark Id -
Epps has a fairly deadpan one near the climax; "We're about to get our asses whupped." Also this: Epps: I hope those F-16s have good aim.
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