Polyglot Dictionary

objetivar

/obiʒetʃiˈvaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
objetivo
preterite (eu)
objetivei
past participle
objetivado

Meaning

  1. to aim

    • Objetiva o lucro.

      He aims at profit.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

visar

visar is more direct, to aim at or target, and also means to endorse or visa a document; objetivar is more about having an objective or goal in mind — both mean "to aim."

Similar in other languages

German

zielen

zielen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to aim."

French

viser

viser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to aim."

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