Collocations for "target"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "target" in context.
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target
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [sales, company, business, production, savings] target
- a [low, high, simple, reachable, demanding] target
- an [easy, awkward, impossible] target
- a [darts, shooting, practice] target
- a [military, terrorist, promotion] target
- [hit, meet, reach] the target
- set a [high] target
- the [team, workforce, student] was set a high target
- that [should, will, ought to] be an easy target
- the shot was [on, off, wide of] the target
- are right on target [for, with, to]
- the [throw, penalty, pass] was off target
- (fundraisers) reached their target (of)
- a target of [one million dollars, 10 thousand units]
- a target of 200 [runs, points] to win
- a target for [shooting]
- he is a target of (their) [jokes, jibes, insults, abuse, ridicule, bullying]
- she is a target for [bullies, abuse]
- target [practice, shooting]
- [identify, know, research] the target [market]
- the target [audience, market, segment, readers]
- are (not) their target [audience]
- target the [enemy, base, terrorists]
- the [pilots, jets, missiles] targeted the [enemy]
- target specific [groups, audiences, industries]
- target [children, women] (with)
- the [commercials, products] are targeted towards [children]
- targeted his [wife, mother-in-law] with [jokes, gags, insults]
- a [drug, painkiller, medication] that targets [cancer, headaches]
'target' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affluent
- aim
- arrow
- audience
- bead
- bomb
- center
- customer
- dead
- destroy
- elusive
- former
- geek
- hawk
- home
- hone
- intended
- intent
- lock
- lone
- middle
- mile
- moving
- muffler
- pellet
- pick
- pinpoint
- practice
- random
- reduction
- riddle
- right
- scope
- shoot
- sight
- skew
- sniper
- stationary
- striking
- suitable
- translation
- wide
- zero