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goal

[ gohl ]

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noun

the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end:
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 /

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
1. a successful attempt at scoring
2. the score so made
(in soccer, hockey, etc) the position of goalkeeper

Origin of goal¹

First recorded in 1325–50; Middle English gol “boundary, limit”; further origin uncertain; compare Old English gǣlan “to hinder, impede”

Origin of goal¹

C16: perhaps related to Middle English gol boundary, Old English gǣlan to hinder, impede

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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