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aim·less

(ām′lĭs)
adj.
Lacking direction or purpose: an aimless stroll; aimless slackers.

aim′less·ly adv.
aim′less·ness n.
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Adv. 1. aimlessly - without aim; in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"
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Translations
بِدُون هَدَف، بِدُون غَايَه
bezcílně
formålsløst
céltalanul
án tilgangs
bezcieľne
amaçsızca

aimlessly

[ˈeɪmlɪslɪ] ADV [wander, drift, walk] → sin rumbo (fijo); [chat, talk] → por hablar ; [live] → sin propósito
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aimlessly

[ˈeɪmləsli] adv [wander, drift] → sans but
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aimlessly

[ˈeɪmlɪslɪ] advsenza scopo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

aim

(eim) verb
1. (usually with at, ~for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc. He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target. mik يُسَدِّد، يُصَوِّب إلى الهَدَف целя се apontar (za)mířit zielen sigte σημαδεύω apuntar sihtima هدف گرفتن tähdätä viser לְכַווֵן निशाना बनाना ciljati céloz membidik miða (á) puntare ねらう 겨누다 nu(si)taikyti mērķēt acu richten sikte celować مقصد apontar a ţinti целиться (za)mieriť uperiti uperiti nešto na nekoga (nešto) sikta, rikta เล็งเป้าหมาย nişan almak, çevirmek, yöneltmek 將...指向(或對準),瞄準 ��ілити(ся) نشانہ باندھنا nhắm 瞄准
2. (with to, ~at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose. He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers. poog om يَهْدِف إلى، يَطْمَح إلى целя, имам за цел tencionar usilovat o anstreben have til hensigt σκοπεύω pretender, tener la intención, proponerse püüd(le)ma قصد داشتن pyrkiä viser à לִשׁאוֹף, לְהִתכּווֵן योजना बनाना imati nakanu az a célja... bermaksud stefna (að), áætla avere l'intenzione di 目指す 목표를 삼다 ketinti tēmēt; tiekties sasaran beogen ha til hensikt mieć na celu, dążyć مقصد لرل tencionar a intenţiona стремиться snažiť sa načrtovati, skušati nameravati sikta på, sträva efter ตั้งเป้า amaçlamak, niyet etmek 旨於... прагнути; намагатися مقصد tập trung vào 目的在于...
noun
1. the act of or skill at aiming. His aim is excellent. mik تَسْدِيد، تَصْوِيب إلى الهَدَف прицел pontaria schopnost mířit, dobrá muška das Zielen sigte στόχευση puntería sihtimine هدف گیری tarkkuus habileté à viser כִּיווּן לַמַטָרָה लक्ष्य ciljanje cél bidikan mið mira, scopo ねらい 조준 taiklumas mērķis sasaran het mikken hensikt, forsett cel هدف اخیستل pontaria ţintă цель dobrá muška ciljanje nišanjenje sikte, träffsäkerhet ความตั้งใจ nişan alma 瞄準的動作或技巧 ціль, мішень نشانہ باندھنا ý định 瞄准
2. what a person intends to do. My aim is to become prime minister. doelwit هَدَف، قَصْد цел intenção cíl das Ziel hensigt; mål σκοπός objetivo, meta siht قصد؛ نیت tavoite ambition מטרה nakana cél tujuan takmark aspirazione, scopo 目的 목표 tikslas mērķis rancangan doel mål, hensikt cel نیت ، قصد ، هدف intenção ambiţie намерение cieľ ambicija namera målsättning เป้าหมาย amaç, hedef, gaye 目標 мета, намір نصب العین mục tiêu 目标
ˈaimless adjective
without purpose. an aimless life. doelloos بِلا هَدَف، بِلا غَايَه безцелен sem rumo bezcílný ziellos formålsløs άσκοπος sin objetivo, sin proposito fijo sihitu بی هدف tarkoitukseton sans ambition חַסָר מַטָרָה लक्ष्यहीन besciljan céltalan tanpa tujuan tilgangslaus privo di scopo 目的のない 목적이 없는 betikslis bezmērķīgs tanpa tujuan doelloos formålsløs bezcelowy بی مقصد، بی هدف sem rumo fără ţel/ţintă бесцельный bezcieľny brez cilja besciljan utan mål, planlös ไม่มีจุดหมาย amaçsız, hedefsiz, gayesiz 漫無目的的 безцільний نصب العین không mục đích 漫无目的的,无目标的
ˈaimlessly adverb
doelloos بِدُون هَدَف، بِدُون غَايَه безцелно sem rumo bezcílně ziellos formålsløst άσκοπα sin objetivo sihitult بی هدفانه tarkoituksettomasti sans but ללֹא מַטָרָה बिना किसी मतलब के besciljno céltalanul tidak berambisi, tidak bertujuan án tilgangs senza scopo あてなく 목적 없이 be tikslo bezmērķīgi dengan tanpa tujuan doelloos formålsløst bez celu په بی هدفه توګه sem rumo fără ţel/ţintă бесцельно bezcieľne brez cilja besciljno planlöst อย่างไม่มีจุดหมาย amaçsızca 漫無目的地 безцільно بے مقصد طور پر một cách vu vơ 漫无目的地,无目标地
ˈaimlessness noun
doelloosheid إنْعِدَام الهَدَف безцелност falta de finalidade bezcílnost die Ziellosigkeit formålsløshed έλλειψη στόχου falta de objetivo eesmärgitus بی هدفی tarkoituksettomuus manque d'ambition חוֹסֶר מַטָרָה लक्ष्यहीनता besciljnost céltalanság tanpa tujuan tilgangsleysi mancanza di scopo 無目的 목적 없음 tikslo stoka bezmērķīgums tiada tujuan doelloosheid formålsløshet bezcelowość بی مقصدی falta de finalidade lipsă de ambiţie бессмысленность bezcieľnosť brezciljnost besciljnost planlöshet ความไม่มีจุดหมาย amaçsızlık 無目標 безцільність بے مقصدیت tính vu vơ 漫无目的,无目标
take aim
to aim. He took aim at the target. mik يُصَوِّب، يُسَدِّد прицелвам се fazer pontaria mířit zielen sigte; rette mod σκοπεύω apuntar sihtima هدفگیری کردن tähdätä viser לְכָווֵן निशाना लगाना naciljati megcéloz mengarahkan bidikan, membidik miða, taka mið mirare 〜にねらいを定める 겨냥하다 nusitaikyti mērķēt memsasarkan mikken sikte, rette mot celować هدف او مقصد اخیستنه fazer pontaria a ţinti прицеливаться mieriť pomeriti (v) nišaniti ta sikte เล็ง nişan almak 瞄準 прицілюватися نشانہ باندھنا nhắm vào 瞄准
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References in classic literature ?
"Now they will stop it, now they will be horrified at what they have done!" he thought, aimlessly going toward a crowd of stretcher bearers moving from the battlefield.
It is for this reason that a quietism is to be found in Chinese poetry ill appealing to the unrest of our day, and as dissimilar to our ideals of existence as the life of the planets is to that of the dark bodies whirling aimlessly through space.
He reminded you of a frightened sheep running aimlessly hither and thither.
The little girl sitting at the table was obstinately and violently battering on it with a cork, and staring aimlessly at her mother with her pitch-black eyes.
Traffic had ceased; men did not talk or laugh, or go in groups, or even in couples; they moved aimlessly about, each man by himself, with his head down, and woe and terror at his heart.
He lost the track, however, on the stony ground beyond the stream where I had seen the Beast Man drinking, and went wandering aimlessly westward shouting Moreau's name.
I stood still at the table, beside the chair on which she had sat and looked aimlessly before me.
His forefinger wandered aimlessly down the document.
"If it would not upset your plans, or change your arrangements in any way." He had slowed down and let go of the steering handle, so that the great machine crawled aimlessly about from one side of the road to the other.
The body stood dully for a moment and then slowly started to wander aimlessly about until one of the others seized it by the arm.
With no plans and no hopes he walked aimlessly through the blinding rain, oblivious of it and of the vivid lightning and deafening thunder.
But do you know," she broke off, turning her quick eyes upon Madame Ratignolle and leaning forward a little so as to bring her face quite close to that of her companion, "sometimes I feel this summer as if I were walking through the green meadow again; idly, aimlessly, unthinking and unguided."