Confusing English Words – aim / goal / objective

بسیاری از کلمات وجود دارند که معنی یکسانی دارند، اما در واقع تعاریف و کاربردهای مختلفی دارند.
شما می خواهید درست صحبت کنید و از به کار بردن کلمات نادرست خودداری کنید، اما در مورد معنی دقیق و کاربرد هر کلمه کاملا مطمئن نیستید.
بعضی از زبان آموزان حتی به دلیل تردیدهایشان از به کار بردن کلمات خودداری می کنند!
هدف ما در این سری از پست ها روشن کردن رایج ترین کلمات گیج کننده در انگلیسی است.

aim / goal / objective

Many people use these words interchangeably; there is really very little difference between them. In everyday spoken English, the most common word is goal. Aim and objective are usually used in more formal writing

:One small difference is that an objective is more specific than a goal, for example

Our goal is to improve health care for children. (general)

Our objective is to provide 10,000 children with vaccines. (specific)

:However, in casual conversation, most people would use goal for both general and specific things

.My goal is to lose weight
.My goal is to lose 20 pounds by the summer

:The words goal and objective are nouns, and the word aim can be a noun or a verb

The aim of this project is to increase our students’ motivation. aim = noun

We’re aiming to increase our students’ motivation. aim = verb