target en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈtʰɑɹ.ɡɪt̚] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈtʰɐː.ɡət̚] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈtʰɑː.ɡɪt̚] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈtʰɐː.ɡɪt] (Australia)
- [ˈtʰɑɹ.ɡɪt] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈtʰɐː.ɡət] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈtɑɹ.ɡɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈtʰɐː.ɡɪt̚] (Australia)
- (California) audio
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- [ˈtʰɑː.ɡɪt] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-dʒɛʈ/ (South-Asia) proscribed, spelling pronunciation
- /ˈtɐː.ɡət/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɐː.ɡɪt/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʈɑ(r).ɡɛʈ/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old French, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), akin to Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)), Spanish tarjeta (“card”).
Meanings
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A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Take careful aim at the target.
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A goal or objective.
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:They have a target to finish the project by November.
- An object of criticism or ridicule.
- A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
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A kind of shield: ▸ A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
These four came all afront, and mainly thrust at me. I made me no more ado but took all their seven points in my target, thus.
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], line 200:
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(obsolete) A kind of shield: ▸ A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
The Target (x) or Buckler (y) was carried by the heavy armed foot, it anſwered to the ſcutum of the Romans; its form was ſometimes that of a rectangular parallelogram, but more commonly had its bottom rounded off; it was generally convex, being curved in its breadth.
1786, Francis Grose, “Tilting Armour”, in A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, […], London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC, page 25:
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A kind of shield: ▸ A bearing representing a buckler.
The fourth field is also party per pale, and for the dutchy of Genevois, contains chequered Or and azure: The sinister for the dutchy of Montserat, a target, gules. The point Or is a black eagle of the county of Maurienne.
1762, Anton Friedrich Büsching, A New System of Geography: In which is Given, a General Account of the Situation and Limits, the Manners, History, and Constitution, of the Several Kingdoms and States of the Known World, page 12:
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The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
He made a good target.
- The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
- A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
- the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
- The tenor of a metaphor.
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The codomain of a function; the object at which a morphism points.
Coordinate term: source
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The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
Do you charge by source or target?
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A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.
2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:
- (UK, dated) A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
- (Scotland, obsolete) A tassel or pendant.
- (Scotland, obsolete) A shred; a tatter.
- A system or platform for which software is developed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| targets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
oncotarget · target practice · target market · retarget · targetoid · target for tonight · nontarget · easy target · multitarget · stretch target · targeteer · target control · digital target · target range · antitarget · drop target · target rating point · subtarget · mistarget · on target · spoke target · targetlike · soft target · geotarget · target group · target-like · targeting · target letter · target text · shot on target · target cell · off target · target man · high-value target · non-target-like · treat-to-target · targetless · target domain · target of opportunity · apotarget · pretarget · target timing · targetome · off-target · phosphotarget · target girl · point target · microtarget · moving target · digitized target · non-target · target marketing · erotic target location error · running target · target audience · immunotarget · hypertarget · targeter · biotarget · autotarget
Descendants
Meronyms
bull (sport) · bullseye (sport) · outer (sport) · magpie (sport) · inner (sport)
Synonyms
targe · target language (translated version)
Translations (193)
unm alahikàn (butt or mark to shoot at) · vi bia (butt or mark to shoot at) · nb skyteskive (butt or mark to shoot at) · grc σκοπός (goal or objective) · gl branco (butt or mark to shoot at) · es blanco (butt or mark to shoot at) · sl tarča (butt or mark to shoot at) · ro țel (goal or objective) · cmn 靶子 (butt or mark to shoot at) · pt alvo (butt or mark to shoot at) · cmn 目標 /目标 (goal or objective) · ru цель (butt or mark to shoot at) · bg ниша́н (butt or mark to shoot at) · lt taikinys (butt or mark to shoot at) · tg ҳадаф (goal or objective) · de Schießscheibe (butt or mark to shoot at) · la scopus (butt or mark to shoot at) · es meta (goal or objective) · sh ме́та (goal or objective) · ru цель (kind of small shield) · ja 目的 (goal or objective) · fa آماج (butt or mark to shoot at) · ko 타겟 (butt or mark to shoot at) · nv dajółneʼígíí (butt or mark to shoot at) · nl schietschijf (butt or mark to shoot at) · hy թիրախ (goal or objective) · ko 목적 (goal or objective) · ja ターゲット (goal or objective) · pl cel (goal or objective) · ru мише́нь (kind of small shield) · uk ціль (butt or mark to shoot at) · ota نشان (butt or mark to shoot at) · et sihtmärk (butt or mark to shoot at) · fi kohde (butt or mark to shoot at) · ro țintă (butt or mark to shoot at) · lv mērķis (butt or mark to shoot at) · ja 的 (butt or mark to shoot at) · eo celo (goal or objective) · hi निशाना (butt or mark to shoot at) · ur نِشانَہ (butt or mark to shoot at) · ga cuspóir (butt or mark to shoot at) · ru мише́нь (butt or mark to shoot at) · fi maalitaulu (butt or mark to shoot at) · ms sasaran (goal or objective) · be наме́р (goal or objective) · be мэ́та (goal or objective) · sw lengwa (shield resembling the Roman scutum) · mk нишан (butt or mark to shoot at) · sq qëllimi (goal or objective) · pl cel (butt or mark to shoot at) · vi mục tiêu (goal or objective) · yi ציל (goal or objective) · tl tigpo (butt or mark to shoot at) · tr nişan (butt or mark to shoot at) · th เป้าหมาย (butt or mark to shoot at) · fi maali (butt or mark to shoot at) · az hədəf (goal or objective) · fr cible (goal or objective) · sk cieľ (goal or objective) · uz nishon (butt or mark to shoot at) · ar هَدَف (goal or objective) · ar دَرِيئَة (butt or mark to shoot at) · fa هدف (goal or objective) · ps هدف (goal or objective) · tr garaz (goal or objective) · ja ターゲット (butt or mark to shoot at) · ko 과녁 (butt or mark to shoot at) · cs terč (butt or mark to shoot at) · sv mål (butt or mark to shoot at) · sk terč (butt or mark to shoot at) · cs cíl (goal or objective) · ar نِيشَان (butt or mark to shoot at) · cmn 標的 /标的 (butt or mark to shoot at) · tg нишон (butt or mark to shoot at) · es objetivo (butt or mark to shoot at) · da skydeskive (butt or mark to shoot at) · ko 타깃 (goal or objective) · ur ہَدَف (goal or objective) · ka მიზანი (butt or mark to shoot at) · grc στόχος (butt or mark to shoot at) · el σκοπός (goal or objective) · de Ziel (butt or mark to shoot at) · bg зада́ние (goal or objective) · tg ҳадаф (butt or mark to shoot at) · uk на́мір (goal or objective) · fr but (goal or objective) · da mål (goal or objective) · hu pajzs (kind of small shield) · fr objectif (goal or objective) · ja 的 (butt or mark to shoot at) · bg цел (goal or objective) · kk нысана (butt or mark to shoot at) · ar مَرْمًى (goal or objective) · bg наме́рение (goal or objective) · ca blanc (butt or mark to shoot at) · pt objetivo (goal or objective) · fi tavoite (goal or objective) · nl doel (goal or objective) · hi निशाना (goal or objective) · it obiettivo (goal or objective) · km ស៊ីប (butt or mark to shoot at) · nv dajółdonígíí (gunnery) (butt or mark to shoot at) · ga sprioc (goal or objective) · ko 타깃 (butt or mark to shoot at) · pl tarcza (butt or mark to shoot at) · be мішэ́нь (butt or mark to shoot at) · es target (goal or objective) · sw lengwa (butt or mark to shoot at) · ro obiectiv (goal or objective) · sh méta (butt or mark to shoot at) · mk цел (goal or objective) · uk ціль (goal or objective) · sh ме́та (butt or mark to shoot at) · ru цель (goal or objective) · fr cible (butt or mark to shoot at) · ceb target (butt or mark to shoot at) · ro scop (goal or objective) · ga cuspóir (goal or objective) · ang mierċels (butt or mark to shoot at) · uk міше́нь (butt or mark to shoot at) · el στόχος (butt or mark to shoot at) · sh ци̑љ (goal or objective) · km វង់បាញ់ (butt or mark to shoot at) · fi kilpi (kind of small shield) · el στόχος (goal or objective) · de Zielscheibe (butt or mark to shoot at) · hy թիրախ (butt or mark to shoot at) · lez лишан (butt or mark to shoot at) · ceb target (goal or objective) · ml ലക്ഷ്യം (butt or mark to shoot at) · sw lengwa (kind of small shield) · az hədəf (butt or mark to shoot at) · hi हदफ़ (goal or objective) · fa درقه (kind of small shield) · be цэль (butt or mark to shoot at) · es hito (butt or mark to shoot at) · ps نشانه (butt or mark to shoot at) · he מַטָּרָה (butt or mark to shoot at) · ky бута (butt or mark to shoot at) · ml ലക്ഷ്യം (goal or objective) · tab лишан (butt or mark to shoot at) · pl meta (goal or objective) · ja 的 (goal or objective) · hu célpont (butt or mark to shoot at) · bg цел (butt or mark to shoot at) · da mål (butt or mark to shoot at) · es diana (butt or mark to shoot at) · de Ziel (goal or objective) · fi päämäärä (goal or objective) · be цэль (goal or objective) · sh cȋlj (goal or objective) · sh нѝшан (butt or mark to shoot at) · ko 목표 (goal or objective) · cmn 目的 (goal or objective) · ja 標的 (butt or mark to shoot at) · kmr armanc (goal or objective) · ja 的 (butt or mark to shoot at) · hu céltábla (butt or mark to shoot at) · sh nìšan (butt or mark to shoot at) · it bersaglio (butt or mark to shoot at) · hu cél (goal or objective) · sv måltavla (butt or mark to shoot at) · ka მიზანი (goal or objective) · ko 표적 (butt or mark to shoot at) · eo celtabulo (butt or mark to shoot at) · uk мета́ (goal or objective) · es escopo (butt or mark to shoot at) · ja 目標 (goal or objective) · sl cilj (goal or objective) · nb mål (goal or objective) · bg мише́на (butt or mark to shoot at) · fa سیبل (butt or mark to shoot at) · egy H- -b (butt or mark to shoot at) · ur نِشانَہ (goal or objective) · mk мета (goal or objective) · tr hedef (butt or mark to shoot at) · kmr nîşan (butt or mark to shoot at) · ka სამიზნე (butt or mark to shoot at) · tg нишона (butt or mark to shoot at) · nv dajółtʼóhígíí (butt or mark to shoot at) · lt tikslas (goal or objective) · tr hedef (goal or objective) · ru наме́рение (goal or objective) · sh méta (goal or objective) · fi vaihdesignaali (disk attached to a switch lever) · gsw Ziil (goal or objective) · ckb نیشان (butt or mark to shoot at) · ota هدف (butt or mark to shoot at) · nv béésh baa ańdajisihígíí (butt or mark to shoot at) · kmr hedef (butt or mark to shoot at) · ko 타겟 (goal or objective) · lv mērķis (goal or objective) · sv mål (goal or objective)