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goal
[ gohl ]
noun
Her goal was clear—to get accepted to Yale.
Synonyms: intention, intent, objective, object, purpose, target
- the terminal point in a race.
Synonyms: finish
- a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated.
- an area, basket, cage, or other object or structure toward or into which players of various games attempt to throw, carry, kick, hit, or drive a ball, puck, etc., to score a point or points.
- the act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object.
- the score made by this act.
- #goals, goals. (used especially as a hashtag in social media in reference to things or people one aspires to or wants to emulate): Graduating debt-free is goals.
My #goals have been forever altered by your new #thinspo profile pic.
Graduating debt-free is goals.
Got my kids to eat their pizza without picking off the spinach and mushrooms. #nutrition #goals #mommy #doingitright
goal
/ ɡəʊl /
noun
- the aim or object towards which an endeavour is directed
- the terminal point of a journey or race
- (in various sports) the net, basket, etc into or over which players try to propel the ball, puck, etc, to score
- sport
- a successful attempt at scoring
- the score so made
- (in soccer, hockey, etc) the position of goalkeeper
Derived Forms
- ˈgoalless, adjective
Other Words From
- goal·less adjective
- sub·goal noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of goal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of goal1
Example Sentences
So however detailed the statistics of the battlefield are, they cannot achieve the goal.
So, as far as Mexican officials like Peña Nieto are concerned, the goal is to keep their countrymen here — and keep them happy.
The goal is to create a literary anatomy of the last century—or, to be precise, from 1900 to 2014.
His goal: to make the perfect (and absolutely comfortable) high-heel, with the help from Nike CEO Mark Parker.
The NYPD remained his ultimate goal as he went to work as a carrier for Airborne Express/DHL and then as a school safety officer.
I know I strive after the unattainable, but still every year I get nearer and nearer to the goal.
Here again the first thing necessary is a clear vision of the goal towards which we are to strive.
With a definite goal in mind at last, the children set out again with a better spirit.
With the next fellow as a goal, he gradually crept alongside, and passed him with a spurt.
He is a man who takes life seriously, and whom nothing will divert from the road that leads to the goal.
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