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position vs aim

aim vs position

position and aim both are nouns.

position and aim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
aim Yes No Yes No
As verbs, aim is a hyponym of position; that is, aim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
  • aim: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Other hyponyms of position include direct, take, take aim, train, square, dress, line up, orient.
position (noun) aim (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the action of directing something at an object
a job in an organization an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) aim (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation propose or intend
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
move into a desired direction of discourse
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Difference between position and aim

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