Aim and Return

Aim

Aim verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.

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

Nearby Words: aimed, aiming

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Aim and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aim" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

good	good aim	good return
special	special aim	special return
better	better aim	better return
original	original aim	original return
Other adjectives: true, proper, actual, entire, real, great, bad, quick, main, permanent, apparent.

Primeval seems to have 'take it alive' as the secondary aim of dealing with incursions, if for some reason the primary aim (return creature to time period) falls through.

Source: Bring It Back Alive
Tales of Graces takes aim at the I Will Wait for You trope, showing the realistic consequences of the trope where Cheria waited seven years for Asbel to return.

Source: Deconstructor Fleet
Gotta Catch Them All: The aim of the game is to retrieve Poach's petals so she can return home.

Source: Video Game / Napple Tale

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