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off target

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɔf ˈtɑrɡɪt/ · UK /ˌɒf ˈtɑːɡɪt/

off target means: Away from the place that a shot, throw, or other action was meant to reach.

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MISSING THE AIMB1

Away from the place that a shot, throw, or other action was meant to reach.

  • The ball went off target.
  • Both arrows landed off target.
  • He fired again, but the shot flew off target.

Similar words: wide, wide of the mark

Opposites: on target

Common phrases: shoot off target, land off target, go off target

INACCURATEB2

Wrong or different from what was expected, planned, or intended.

  • Your estimate is off target.
  • The sales forecast was off target by ten percent.
  • Their assessment of the problem proved badly off target.

How to use it: off target by + amount (Our estimate was off target by twenty percent.)

Similar words: inaccurate, wrong

Opposites: accurate

Common phrases: estimates off target, figures off target, way off target

Questions about off target

What does off target mean?

Away from the place that a shot, throw, or other action was meant to reach.

What is off target in other languages?

Türkçe: hedefin dışına · Español: fuera del blanco · Français: à côté de la cible · Deutsch: am Ziel vorbei · Italiano: fuori bersaglio · 日本語: 的を外れて

How do you pronounce off target?

In American English /ˌɔf ˈtɑrɡɪt/; in British English /ˌɒf ˈtɑːɡɪt/.

How do you use off target in a sentence?

The ball went off target. Both arrows landed off target.

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