target

[US]/ˈtɑːɡɪt/
[UK]/ˈtɑːrɡɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. goal
vt. to set as a goal

Phrases & Collocations

target market

target audience

targeted advertising

target location

on target

target language

target system

target detection

sales target

moving target

strategic target

target area

target customers

target cost

target price

target value

quality target

target group

an easy target

target zone

Example Sentences

a target group; a target market.

perforate a target by bullets

set a target for production

riddle a target with bullets.

make a target for attack

set the targets of production

miss the target by a hair

to miss the target a mile

the target contours will not be discriminable from their background.

the size of the targets bore no relation to their importance.

pumped the target full of lead.

Investigate and identify target MSP to empanel by location.

target used in skeet or trapshooting.

The hunter's target was a wild animal.

What's the target readership of this paper?

as prime minister, he is a target for terrorism.

a sample of people who are rather atypical of the target audience.

The arrow glanced the target but didn't stick.

books targeted to the high-end consumer.

the target noun is modified by a ‘direction’ word.

Real-world Examples

Public officials are often the target of people's frustration.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

What if had been targeting U.S. satellites?

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

Some of those targeted have been detained.

Source: BBC Listening March 2018 Compilation

Did you set yourself a financial target?

Source: BEC Higher Listening Test Papers (Volume 2)

So the government has a housing target.

Source: Financial Times

One country that tariffs could target is China.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

Targets for the hunters' spears are plentiful.

Source: Wild New World: Ice Age Oasis

The attacks targeted police and military vehicles.

Source: English Level Four Listening Weekly Plan

Officials don't know yet why Christians were targeted.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

I could tell Olivia was an easy target.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

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