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Ziel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aim verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
  • goal noun Something a person is aiming or working to achieve.
  • hub noun The central part of a wheel, around which it turns.
  • object noun A physical thing that can be seen or touched.
  • objective adjective Based on facts rather than personal feelings or opinions.
  • purpose noun The reason something exists or is done; its intended goal.
  • sake noun The purpose, reason, or benefit behind doing something (used in phrases like "for the sake of").
  • target noun Something aimed at, such as a mark used for shooting practice.
  • thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

Ziel is used for these senses in English:

  • aim The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
  • aim Intention or goal.
  • goal A result that one is attempting to achieve.
  • hub A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
  • object (category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
  • objective A goal that is striven for.
  • purpose The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
  • sake cause, interest or account

aim — full definition

  1. verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
  2. verb To intend or work toward a particular goal.
  3. noun A goal or intention.
  4. noun The act of pointing something, such as a weapon, at a target; also, one's skill at hitting a target.

goal — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is aiming or working to achieve.
  2. noun In sports, the target area for scoring, or the score gained by sending the ball or puck into it.

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