Word Image
plural: targets
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a mark to shoot at; a person or thing that is talked about, criticized, or laughed at; a goal to be achieved, an objective
verb: to make a target of, to set as a goal; to direct or use toward a target
Word Family
targeted
targeting
targetable
retarget
Sentences
Our target amount for the fund-raiser is $2,500.
The bombs struck multiple military targets.
The company is developing drugs that target cancer cells.
Your calculations for the budget were right on target.
He felt he was targeted for harassment at school.
When practicing archery, you have to shoot the arrows into the target.
Tourists are often easy targets for thieves.
We watched as he began targeting the deer with his rifle.
The initial target was to help at least 5 children; now we’ve done much more.
Our supervisor targeted Diane for a promotion early on.
Exercises
