In general usage, a target is?

• A. A goal
• B. An object that is shot at
• C. An objective
• D. Something that one wants to achieve

Answer: (B)

Target in everyday language points to the thing you aim at or try to hit. It’s the object that receives your aiming or firing action—like the thing you shoot at in a game or sport. That concrete sense is the most general and familiar usage, making it the best fit for a question about general meaning. The other ideas, such as a goal or objective you want to achieve, come up in more abstract or planning contexts, but they’re not as universally tied to the word as the immediate sense of the object being aimed at.