Metaphor: aim. An aim or purpose that you want to achieve is like a place that you want to get to or a target that you want to hit. 1  I haven’t yet reached my goal. 2  They are making every effort to reach an agreement.3  We want to achieve our ends by peaceful means. 4  Many of the students are aiming for jobs in the media.efinition and synonyms of aim from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited.