Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on target

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: on -tar-get
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Accurate, or accurately predicted.

prep_phrase

prep_phrase

Towards the goal.

Example Sentences

"The second quartile's figures were right on target."
"But the elephants so moved me yesterday that I wanted very much to go [to the circus] again. My sother recognized that when she spoke to me on the phone and after the show she said, "I know when I'm dealing with a three-year old." She was exactly on target, as always."
"Both shots landed on target."
"Everton went close late on but managed just one attempt on target all match."

Synonyms

spot on cock on accurately exactly on the mark

Antonyms

off target

Questions

What does on target mean?: Accurate, or accurately predicted.

How to pronounce on target

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