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Zielen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aim verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
  • home noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  • target noun Something aimed at, such as a mark used for shooting practice.
  • train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

Zielen is used for these senses in English:

  • aim The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
  • home (of, animals, intransitive) To return to its owner.
  • target (transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
  • train (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.

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.

home — full definition

  1. noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  2. adj Relating to one's own dwelling or country, as opposed to abroad.
  3. adv To or at one's place of residence.

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