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incomplete aim

[ɪn.kəm'pliːt eɪm]
noun phrasepl: incomplete aims
objetivo incompleto
1. A goal or purpose that has not been fully achieved or realized
The project remained an incomplete aim after the funding was cut.
O projeto permaneceu um objetivo incompleto após o corte de financiamento.
2. A target or intention that lacks completion or fulfillment
His incomplete aim to finish the novel by summer disappointed him.
Seu objetivo incompleto de terminar o romance no verão o decepcionou.
Synonyms
unfinished goalunfulfilled objectiveunrealized aimpartial goalunachieved target
Antonyms
complete aimfulfilled objectiveachieved goalrealized aim

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
objetivo incompleto
Standard usage in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
objetivo inacabado
Preferred variant in European Portuguese
São Paulo
objetivo incompleto
Common in business and formal settings

Related Idioms & Phrases

fall short of one's aim
miss the mark
leave something unfinished
aim left incomplete
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