target

«target» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a thing you aim at and try to hit, like the circle in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a target, targets); verb (target, targets, targeted, targeting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A target is a thing you aim at and try to hit, like the circle in archery or darts. tree →

2) A goal or result you try to reach: a target of 20 books. tree →

3) A person or thing that is attacked or criticised. tree →

4) (verb) To target is to aim at or choose someone or something for an action. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a large shield, not something to aim at. Interpretation: Tradition sees Solomon's gold shields as a sign of his wealth, which was later lost. In the primary lessons: Used at school: reading targets, learning targets ("My target is to use capital letters"). In PE: throwing at a target. In maths: target numbers in games ("make the target number 24"). In safety: scammers target older people and children online. Phrases: "on target", "hit the target", "miss the target".

examples

• And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. (Prophets 1KI.10.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target; (Writings 2CH.9.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• She hit the middle of the target. tree →
• My target is to read 20 books this year. tree →
• Throw the beanbag at the target. tree →
• We are on target to finish by lunch. tree →
• Use the four numbers to make the target number. tree →
• Scammers target people who are online a lot. tree →
• The advert targets children. tree →
• The shooters were thronging round the target, and Rudy was soon amongst them. tree →

note

Pronounced "TAR-git". Verb forms: targeted, targeting (one t in standard spelling). Countable noun.

In the corpora

• And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
• And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target;
• "Surgical strike" means a bombing that is claimed to hit only its target, though it often hits more.
• "Soft target" means unprotected people or places, often ordinary civilians (people who are not soldiers).
• "Servicing the target" is US military jargon for bombing or killing the target.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «target» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.