Difference between Aim and Take

What is the difference between Aim and Take?

Aim as a noun is 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, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. while Take as a noun is an act of taking.

Aim

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. Intention; purpose; design; scheme.

Part of speech: initialism

Definition: AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target. To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well. To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).

Example sentence: Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Take

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of taking.Something that is taken.A (1) profit, (2) reward, (3) bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback.An interpretation or view.An attempt to record a scene.A catch.A facial gesture in response to an event.A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To grasp with the hands.To grab and move to oneself.To get into one's possession.To accept.To gain a position by force.To have sex forcefully with, possibly without consent.To carry, particularly to a particular destination.To choose.To support or carry without failing or breaking.To endure or cope with.To not swing at a pitchTo ingest medicine, drugs, etc.To assume or interpret to be.To enroll (in a class, or a course of study).To participate in, undergo, or experience.To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively.To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.)To stick, persist, thrive or remain.To become.To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it.To require.To capture using a photographic camera.To last or expend [an amount of time].To useTo consider as an instance or example.

Example sentence: I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.

We hope you now know whether to use Aim or Take in your sentence.

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