exceed a target (=achieve more than you wanted to ) We have exceeded our target of £200,000. set a target The company has set ambitious business targets. reach/achieve/hit a target (=meet it ) They achieved their target with just days to spare. 5 → target audience/group/area etc 6 → target language COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that you are trying to achieve, such as a total, an amount, or a time verbs meet a target (=achieve what you want to achieve ) The government wants to meet its target of building three million new homes by 2020. 4 shooting DS something that you practise shooting at, especially a round board with circles on it The area is used by the army for target practice. The country is a target of criticism for its human rights record. 3 object of an action the person or place that is most directly affected by an action, especially a bad one target for/of The area has become a prime target for supermarket development. easy/soft target Cars without security devices are an easy target for the thief. ► see thesaurus at aim 2 object of attack PM ATTACK an object, person, or place that is deliberately chosen to be attacked target for/of Railway stations are prime targets (=very likely targets ) for bombs. on target (=likely to achieve a target ) The company says that growth of 10% is on target.

The government may fail to meet (=achieve ) its target of recycling 25% of domestic waste. There is no target date for completion of the new project. S2 W2 AWL noun 1 aim RESULT something that you are trying to achieve, such as a total, an amount, or a time SYN goal sales/attainment/growth etc targets demanding financial targets target of the target of a one-third reduction in road accidents target for Higher degrees in English are a target for foreign students.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English target tar‧get 1 / ˈtɑːɡɪt $ ˈtɑːr- /

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