targeted

English

Alternative forms

• targetted (British spelling, uncommon)

Verb

targeted

1. simple past and past participle of target

Adjective

targeted (comparative more targeted, superlative most targeted)

1. Having something aimed at it.

   The targeted objects include two military bases and an airfield.

2. Aimed at something; focused.
   • 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 55:

     The research data was collected by conducting targeted searches on a number of electronically available historical texts.

   Our targeted interventions are aimed at the students who need help the most.

Derived terms

• monotargeted
• targeted killing

Anagrams

• detarget, gattered