| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.156 | Myself against the level of mine aim, | My selfe against the leuill of mine aime, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.110 | Fly with false aim, move the still-piecing air | Fly with false ayme, moue the still-peering aire |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.71.1 | Though enemy, lost aim and could not? | (Though Enemy) lost ayme, and could not. |
| As You Like It | AYL II.i.34 | That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt | That from the Hunters aime had tane a hurt, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.63 | My food, my fortune, and my sweet hope's aim, | My foode, my fortune, and my sweet hopes aime; |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.23 | We shall be shortened in our aim, which was | We shalbe shortned in our ayme, which was |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.9 | The hearers to collection. They aim at it, | The hearers to Collection; they ayme at it, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.123 | That arrows fled not swifter toward their aim | That Arrowes fled not swifter toward their ayme, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.149 | Which princes, fleshed with conquest, aim to hit. | Which Princes, flesh'd with Conquest, ayme to hit. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.i.79 | With a near aim, of the main chance of things | With a neere ayme, of the maine chance of things, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.259 | enemy – the foeman may with as great aim level at the | Enemie, the foe-man may with as great ayme leuell at the |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.186 | To which is fixed as an aim or butt, | To which is fixed as an ayme or butt, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.4 | Howe'er unfortunate I missed my aim. | How e're vnfortunate, I miss'd my ayme. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.i.8 | Here stand we both, and aim we at the best; | Heere stand we both, and ayme we at the best: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.68 | Your highness aims at, if I aim aright. | Your Highnesse aymes at, if I ayme aright. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.69 | To tell thee plain, I aim to lie with thee. | To tell thee plaine, I ayme to lye with thee. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.124 | Not I; my thoughts aim at a further matter. | Not I: / My thoughts ayme at a further matter: |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.i.138 | Madam, you wander from the good we aim at. | Madam, you wander from the good / We ayme at. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.118 | The chief aim of his honour, and, to strengthen | The cheefe ayme of his Honour, and to strengthen |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.162 | What you would work me to, I have some aim: | What you would worke me too, I haue some ayme: |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.52 | Even in the aim and very flash of it. | Euen in the ayme, and very flash of it. |
| King John | KJ II.i.196 | It ill beseems this presence to cry aim | It ill beseemes this presence to cry ayme |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.140 | Is to avoid the aim. Therefore to horse, | Is to auoid the ayme. Therefore to Horse, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.150 | As I will watch the aim, or to find both | As I will watch the ayme: Or to finde both, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.40 | proceedings all my neighbours shall cry aim. | proceedings all my neighbors shall cry aime. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iv.18.1 | That now I aim at. | That now I ayme at. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.157 | Cupid all armed. A certain aim he took | Cupid all arm'd; a certaine aime he tooke |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.86 | hereafter, and aim better at me by that I now will | hereafter, and ayme better at me by that I now will |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.235 | But if all aim but this be levelled false, | But if all ayme but this be leuelld false, |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.6 | As in these cases where the aim reports | (As in these Cases where the ayme reports, |
| Pericles | Per I.ii.8 | Whose aim seems far too short to hit me here. | Whose arme seemes farre too short to hit me here, |
| Richard III | R3 III.ii.45 | But canst thou guess that he doth aim at it? | But canst thou guesse, that he doth ayme at it? |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.89 | To be the aim of every dangerous shot; | To be the ayme of euery dangerous Shot; |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.148 | But, gentle people, give me aim awhile, | But gentle people, giue me ayme a-while, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.15 | Bias and thwart, not answering the aim | Bias and thwart, not answering the ayme: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.28 | But, fearing lest my jealous aim might err, | But fearing lest my iealous ayme might erre, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.102 | Behold her that gave aim to all thy oaths, | Behold her, that gaue ayme to all thy oathes, |
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| affect | cultivate, aim at, seek out |
| aim | guess, conjecture, surmise |
| aim | [archery] show applause, shout approval [of] |
| aim | guess, conjecture, surmise |
| aim | target, object, goal |
| aim | judge, consider, rate |
| aim | [archery] guide one's efforts, help one's aim |
| aio te | I proclaim that you, the descendant of Aeacus, can conquer the Romans; or: I proclaim that the Romans can conquer you, the descendant of Aeacus |
| Amaimon, Amamon | [pron: a'miymon, a'mamon] in Christian tradition, the name of a devil |
| assurance | claim, title, securing [of] |
| base | utter with bass voice, proclaim resonantly |
| bass, base | utter with bass voice, proclaim resonantly |
| Bayard | [pron: 'bayahd] magic horse given by Charlemagne to Rinaldo (Renaud), one of the four sons of Aimon; a symbol of blind recklessness |
| bend | aim, direct, level, turn |
| bespeak | speak for, arrange for, claim |
| blaze | proclaim, divulge, make known |
| blazon | proclaim, display [as in a coat-of-arms] |
| blazoning | praising, proclaiming, boasting |
| brag | boast, bragging claim |
| branchless | maimed, disfigured, cut down |
| bruit | report, announce, proclaim |
| butt | goal, aim, target [as in archery] |
| call | make a call on, claim repayment of |
| challenge | claim, demand, assertion |
| challenge | demand as a right, claim, call for, insist on |
| challenger | claimant |
| claim | demand for service |
| cry | show to be true, proclaim, announce in public [by] |
| cry | speak loudly, shout out, proclaim |
| cry | acclaim, shout of approval |
| demand | condition, request, claim |
| demand | ask for, claim |
| denounce | declare, proclaim, announce |
| disclaim | disown, repudiate, renounce [connection with] |
| disclaiming | repudiation, disowning, disavowal [of] |
| divulge | proclaim, reveal, make publicly known |
| drift | plan, intention, aim |
| drive | shoot, strike at, aim blows at |
| emblaze | proclaim publicly, set forth [as on a coat-of-arms] |
| end | purpose, aim, design |
| entitle, intitle | have a rightful claim [to] |
| entitule, intitule | have a rightful claim, furnish with a title |
| exclaim | decry, cry out against, rail at |
| exclaim | accuse, blame, denounce [loudly] |
| exclaim | exclamation, outcry, protest |
| exclaim | complain, protest, make an outcry |
| follow | aim at, relate to, pertain to |
| give | proclaim, announce, herald |
| hand-in-hand | claiming equality, equally balanced |
| hit | agree, be in accord; or: strive, aim |
| intent | intention, purpose, aim |
| interess | admit, give a share, lay claim |
| interest | valid claim [on], rights of possession [to] |
| intitle | have a rightful claim [to] |
| lackey | move about aimlessly [as does a lackey] |
| lay | make a claim, establish a position |
| level | aim, direct, target |
| level | [archery] direct aim, target, range |
| level | aim for, have as a target |
| levelled | targetted, directed, aimed |
| maim | wound, injury, mutilation |
| maim | make powerless, undermine, subvert |
| maimed | incomplete, deficient, wanting |
| main | maim, cripple |
| mark | target, goal, aim |
| mark | reach, aim, range |
| mete | aim, level |
| mistress | (bowls) the jack - the smaller bowl at which the players aim |
| mope | act aimlessly, be in a daze, wander about |
| name | rightful claimant, legitimate authority |
| nick | [unclear meaning] cut through, maim; do out of, cheat of; mark with foolishness |
| objection | offer, proposal, claim |
| overshoot | [miss a target by shooting too high] go astray in aim, wide of the mark |
| play | play guns on, aim at; also: torment |
| plea | claim, argument, issue |
| point | aim, purpose, culmination |
| point-blank | straight, with a direct aim |
| pray in aid | [legal] claim the assistance of someone who has a shared interest in a defence action |
| prejudicial | damaging to one's rights, tending to invalidate a claim |
| prescription | legal claim founded on long use |
| pretend | claim, avow, profess |
| pretender | claimant, suitor, wooer |
| proclaim | officially declare to be an outlaw |
| proclaim | denounce, make one's wickedness known |
| proclaimed | publicly declared [as an outlaw], announced by proclamation |
| profess | practise, pursue, claim knowledge of |
| pronounce | proclaim, officially declare, announce |
| protest | make protestation, avow, affirm, proclaim |
| prove | justify [one's] claim, establish |
| published | proclaimed, publicly announced |
| purpose | intention, aim, plan |
| put | demand, compel, claim |
| put | present a claim, put in a bid |
| quarrel | cause of complaint, reason for hostility, difference, claim |
| raiment | clothing, clothes, dress |
| reclaim | win back, bring back |
| reclaim | subdue, tame, make obedient |
| report | acclamation, acclaim, commendation |
| require | demand, claim, insist on |
| right | just claim, rights, title |
| say | proclaim, announce, declare |
| scar | wound, disfigure, maim |
| scope | goal, prospect, purpose, aim |
| shapeless | aimless, without guidance, desultory |
| shout forth | acclaim, hail, welcome with shouts |
| simular | pretender, hypocrite, false claimant |
| sing | declaim in verse |
| sound | cry out, declare, proclaim |
| speak | proclaim, show, reveal |
| study | aim, object, purpose |
| subscribe | write one down as, proclaim to be |
| taxation | demand for money, financial claim |
| tire | head-dress, ornament for the head, raiment |
| title | [legal] right, claim, entitlement |
| titler | person asserting a right, claimant |
| traverse | [unclear meaning] take aim, about turn |
| try | try for, aim at, aspire to |
| unreclaimed | unreformed, uncorrected, untamed |
| vaunt | boast, bragging claim |
| vent | utter, express, air, proclaim |
| voice | talk about, acclaim, praise |
| volley | utter, express, proclaim |
| whooping | exclaiming, excited shouting |
| working | aim, endeavour, performance |
| write | claim, bear, exhibit |
| write | call oneself, claim to be |
| wrong | wrong-doing, wrongful gain, unjust claim |
| yawn | [Q2 variant of 'aim'] open wide, gape |
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