Aim vs Fortake - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between aim and fortake

is that aim is 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) while fortake is to take away; remove; deprive.

As verbs the difference between aim and fortake

is that aim is 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 while fortake is to take away; remove; deprive.

As a noun aim

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.

As an initialism aim

is aIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

aim

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

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.

My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings and kids happy .

(obsolete) Conjecture; guess.

* Shakespeare

What you would work me to, I have some aim .

Synonyms

* (intention) aspiration, design, end, ettle, intention, mint, object, purpose, scheme, scope, tendency * See also

Verb

(en verb)

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.

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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).

(obsolete) To guess or conjecture.

(Shakespeare)

Usage notes

* Sense 3. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

Derived terms

* aim at *

Etymology 2

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)

AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

External links

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Anagrams

fortake

English

Verb

To take away; remove; deprive.

*1861 , Thomas Oswald Cockayne, Spoon and sparrow :

Be ye not willing to hoard to you gold hoards on earth, where rust and moth fortake it, and where thieves delve it and forsteal, [...]

*1866 , Couldrette, Walter William Skeat, The romans of Partenay, or of Lusignen :

With thys fair lady ther fortake ueryly, [...]

*1898 , Stopford Augustus Brooke, English literature: from the beginning to the Norman conquest :

In a slaughter wide they fell, woeful days of Bale came on; Famine-death fortook fortitude from men!

To mistake; make a mistake.

To aim or deal a blow at; hit.