Aim and Need

Aim

Aim noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Need and aim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Aim".

Nearby Words: aimed, aiming

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

Aim and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aim" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

How words are described

good good aim good need
high high aim high need
special special aim special need
particular particular aim particular need
Other adjectives: specific, original, true, actual, real, severe, great, bad, general, apparent.

Common collocations

character aim character need character
number aim number need number
time aim time need time
way aim way need way
Other words: weapon, gun, weapons, guns.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Hammerfight Enemy riders, however, do not need to link their guns to another weapon and can manually aim their guns however they like.
  • Friendly Fireproof In co-op and smaller PvP battles, the levels are small enough that you don't really need to check your aim (and some characters NEED to shoot allies in co-op!).
  • Anime / Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin Helping him are the Hills Dogs, a secret group of stray dogs residing in an alternate dimension inside Hoppongi Hills, who aim to help dogs in need.
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