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goal

//ɡəʊl//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for goal

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
goals

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
goal
past (v2)
goaled
past participle (v3)
goaled
present participle
goaling
3rd person singular
goals

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A result that one is attempting to achieve.

    • His goal is to become a YouTuber.
    • My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.
    • She failed in her goal to become captain of the team.

  2. 2.To do with sports

    • He hit the goal 20 yards away.
    • The racers are approaching the goal.
    • The ball rolled slowly into the goal.

  3. 3.To do with grammar

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To score a goal.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #694

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), from Proto-West Germanic *gailu, from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“crevice, gap”); compare the Old English's derivatives Old English gǣlan (“to hinder, delay”), and hyġegǣls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hyġegǣlsa (“slow one, sluggish one”).

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