"aim at" meaning in English

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  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "This gun is aimed at your head.",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aim, at."
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          "text": "I’ve created a program aimed at the educated over 40’s.",
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        "To design for a particular audience"
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          "text": "I’m aiming at the Governorship of Kansas.",
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          "text": "The general tenor of the report on No. 35020 is that all the improvements in performance aimed at in the rebuilding of these engines have been achieved.",
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        "To intend to do or achieve."
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        "(figurative) To intend to do or achieve."
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