Aim and Set

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Aim

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

Usage example: the anti-drug campaign was aimed primarily at preteens

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Set is a synonym for aim in seek topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the word "Aim" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: aimed, aiming

Set

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

Usage example: determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off

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Aim is a synonym for set in seek topic. Sometimes you can use "Aim" instead the word "Set" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as position, direct, apply.

Nearby Words: setup, setting

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How words are described

good	good aim	good set
high	high aim	high set
special	special aim	special set
best	best aim	best set
Other adjectives: particular, better, similar, specific, right, original, proper, heavy, actual, entire, great, impressive, main, decent, unusual.

Common collocations

bomb	aim bomb	set bomb
way	aim way	set way
speed	aim speed	set speed
enemies	aim enemies	set enemies

Both words in one sentence

Difficult to aim and set up right, but does a lot of damage.

Source: Grievous Harm with a Body
Sometimes, the narration will say "Some of the bandits could actually aim," and the next set of bandits will always aim for you.

Source: Video Game / Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
In the Murdoch Mysteries episode "Staircase to Heaven" (set in the late 19th century), this is the aim of the "Metaphysical Society".

Source: Near Death Clairvoyance

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