Ti means, targeted individual.
DICTIONARY.COMDictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tar·get Audio Help /ˈtɑrgɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tahr-git] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
2. any object used for this purpose.
3. anything fired at.
4. a goal to be reached.
5. an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt.
6. Fencing. the portion of a fencer's body where a touch can be scored.
7. a disk-shaped signal, as at a railroad switch, indicating the position of a switch.
8. Surveying. a. the sliding sight on a leveling rod.
b. any marker on which sights are taken.
9. a small shield, usually round, carried by a foot soldier; buckler.
–adjective 10. that is or may be a target or goal: The target group consisted of college graduates who earned more than $50,000 a year.
–verb (used with object) 11. to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal.
12. to direct toward a target: The new warheads can be targeted with great precision.
13. to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment.
—Verb phrase14. target on or in on, to establish or use as a target or goal: The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters.
—Idiom15. on target, a. properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
b. accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
c. filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (n.) < MF targuete, var. of targete small shield. See targe, -et]
—Related forms
tar·get·a·ble, adjective
tar·get·less, adjective
—Synonyms 4. aim, end, purpose.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
TARGET
To learn more about TARGET visit Britannica.com
© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This tar·get Audio Help (tär'gĭt) Pronunciation Key
n.
An object, such as a padded disk with a marked surface, that is shot at to test accuracy in rifle or archery practice.
Something aimed or fired at.
A structure in a television camera tube with a storage surface that is scanned by an electron beam to generate a signal output current similar to the charge-density pattern stored on the surface.
A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
An object of criticism or attack.
One to be influenced or changed by an action or event.
A desired goal.
A railroad signal that indicates the position of a switch by its color, position, and shape.
The sliding sight on a surveyor's leveling rod.
A small round shield.
A structure in a television camera tube with a storage surface that is scanned by an electron beam to generate a signal output current similar to the charge-density pattern stored on the surface.
A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
tr.v. tar·get·ed, tar·get·ing, tar·gets
To make a target of.
To aim at or for.
To establish as a target or goal.
[Middle English, small targe, from Old French targuete, variant of targete, diminutive of targe, light shield, of Germanic origin.]
(Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
target
c.1400, "shield," dim. of late O.E. targe, from O.Fr. targe "light shield," from Frank. *targa "shield" (cf. O.H.G. zarga "edging, border," Ger. zarge, O.E. targe, O.N. targa "shield"), from P.Gmc. *targo "border, edge." Meaning "object to be aimed at in shooting" first recorded 1757, originally in archery. Verb meaning "to use as a target" is attested from 1837.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This target
noun
1. a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: prey]
3. the location of the target that is to be hit
4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
5. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim]
verb
1. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
target
see on target; sitting duck (target).
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment