target

/ˈtɑːrɡɪt/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
targets

Meaning

  1. objetivo

    • We met our sales target.

      Alcanzamos nuestro objetivo de ventas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

objective

objective and target are close synonyms for a goal; target is more concrete and specific, like a literal target to aim at, while objective is more general.

Similar in other languages

German

Zielsetzung

Zielsetzung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "objective, goal, target."

French

objectif

objectif is the French word for the same thing — both mean "target, objective."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa target?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: We met our sales ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a target?

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