goal
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[edit] English
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Middle English gol, “boundary”.
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goal (plural goals)
- A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
- The act of placing the object into the goal.
- Point(s) scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
- A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
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- (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration
- See also Wikisaurus:goal
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Look at pages starting with goal.
- goalball
- goal difference
- goalie
- goalkeeper
- goalgetter
- goalpost
- goaltender
- goal umpire
- golden goal
- silver goal
- subgoal
[edit] Translations
result one is attempting to achieve
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in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object
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act of placing the object into the goal
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point(s) scored
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[edit] Dutch
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English, cfr. supra
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goal m. (plural goals&goaltje, diminutive goalje)
- #English#goal, target in sports, especially soccer
- a hit in it, a point scored
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[edit] French
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English goal.
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goal m. (plural goals)
- target in sports, especially soccer and polo
- goalkeeper in those sports
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- (target) but m.
- (goalkeeper) gardien de but, gardien m., portier m.
[edit] Italian
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goal m. inv.
- Alternative spelling of gol.
