goal

English

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Etymology

From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”). Related to Old English gǣlan (“to hinder, delay, impede, keep in suspense, linger, hesitate, dupe”), Old English hyġegǣlsa (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɡəʊl/
• (US) IPA: /ɡoʊl/, SAMPA: /goUl/

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• Rhymes: -əʊl

Noun

goal (plural goals)

1. A result that one is attempting to achieve.

   My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.

   She failed in her goal to become captain of the team.

2. In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
3. The act of placing the object into the goal.
4. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
   • 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, BBC Sport:

     The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season.

5. 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.

Synonyms

• (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration
• See also Wikisaurus:goal

Derived terms

Look at pages starting with goal.

• goalball
• goal difference
• goalie
• goalkeeper
• goalgetter
• goalpost
• goaltender
• goal umpire
• golden goal
• silver goal
• subgoal

Translations

result one is attempting to achieve

Arabic: هَدَف (ar) (hadaf) m. Bengali: লক্ষ্য (bn) (Lakṣya) m. Croatian: cilj (hr) m. Czech: cíl (cs) m. Danish: mål (da) Dutch: doel (nl) n., bedoeling (nl), objectief (nl) n., oogmerk (nl) n. Esperanto: celo (eo) Estonian: eesmärk Faroese: mál (fo) n. Finnish: maali (fi), päämäärä (fi), tavoite (fi) French: objectif (fr) m. German: Ziel (de) n. Greek: σκοπός (el) m., επιδίωξη (el) f. Hebrew: מטרה (he) (matara) Hindi: लक्ष्य (hi) (lakshya)

Hungarian: cél (hu) Italian: obiettivo (it) m., scopo (it) m., risultato (it) m., fine (it) m., traguardo (it) m. Korean: 목표 (ko) Latvian: mērķis (lv) m. Norwegian: mål (no), målsetting (no) c., formål (no) n., siktemål (no) n. Persian: هدف (hadaf) Polish: cel (pl) m. Portuguese: meta (pt) f. Romanian: scop, obiectiv Russian: цель (ru) (cel') f. Slovak: cieľ m. Spanish: meta (es) Swedish: mål (sv) Telugu: లక్ష్యం (lakshyaM) Turkish: amaç (tr)

in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object

Arabic: هَدَف (ar) (hadaf) m. Armenian: գոլ (hy) (gol) Basque: ate (eu) Croatian: gol (hr) m., vrata (hr) f. Czech: brána (cs) f., branka (cs) f. Danish: mål (da) Dutch: doel (nl) n., goal (nl) Estonian: värav (et) Faroese: mál (fo) n. Finnish: maali (fi) French: but (fr) m. German: Tor (de) n. Greek: τέρμα (el) n. Hebrew: שער (he) (sha'ar) Hungarian: kapu (hu) Italian: porta (it) f., rete (it) f.

Kurdish: گۆڵ Latvian: vārti (lv) m. pl. Luxembourgish: Gol (lb) m. Norwegian: mål (no), mål (no) n. Persian: گل (gol) Polish: bramka (pl) f. Portuguese: gol m. (Brazil), golo m. (Portugal) Romanian: poartă (ro) f. Russian: ворота (ru) (voróta) pl. Scottish Gaelic: bàir (gd) f. Slovak: bránka f. Spanish: portería (es) f. Swahili: bao (sw) Swedish: mål (sv) Telugu: గోలు (gOlu) Turkish: kale (tr)

(sport) act of placing the object into the goal

Armenian: գոլ (hy) (gol) Basque: gol (eu) Catalan: gol (ca) m. Croatian: gol m., pogodak m., zgoditak m. Czech: gól (cs) m., branka (cs) f. Danish: mål (da) Dutch: doelpunt (nl) n. Faroese: mál (fo) Finnish: maali (fi) French: but (fr) m. German: Tor (de) n. Greek: τέρμα (el) n., καλάθι (el) n. Italian: gol (it) m., rete (it) f., goal (it) m. Kurdish: گؤڵ کردن

Luxembourgish: Gol (lb) m. Norwegian: mål (no), mål (no) n. Persian: گل کردن (gol kardan) Polish: gol (pl) m. Portuguese: gol m. (Brazil), golo m. (Portugal) Romanian: gol (ro) Russian: гол (gol) m. Scottish Gaelic: tadhal (gd) m. Slovak: gól (sk) m. Spanish: gol (es) m. Swahili: bao (sw) Swedish: mål (sv) Telugu: గోలు (gOlu) Turkish: gol (tr)

point(s) scored

Armenian: գոլ (hy) (gol) Catalan: gol (ca) m. Croatian: gol m., pogodak m., zgoditak m. Czech: gól (cs) m., branka (cs) f. Danish: mål (da) Dutch: punt (nl) n., doelpunt (nl) n. Estonian: värav (et) Faroese: mál (fo) n. Finnish: maali (fi) French: but (marqué) m. German: Tor (de) n. Greek: πόντος (el) m. Hebrew: שער (he) (sha'ar)

Hungarian: gól (hu) Italian: gol (it) m., rete (it) f., goal (it) m. Kurdish: گۆڵ Norwegian: mål (no) Polish: gol (pl) m. Portuguese: gol m. (Brazil), golo m. (Portugal) Russian: гол (gol) m. Scottish Gaelic: tadhal (gd) m. Slovak: gól (sk) m. Swahili: bao (sw) Swedish: mål (sv) Turkish: gol (tr)

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Persian: گل زدن (gol zadan)

Anagrams

• gaol, Olga

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Dutch

Etymology

English, see above

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Noun

goal m. (plural goals, diminutive goaltje)

1. goal, target in sports, especially soccer
2. a hit in it, a point scored

Synonyms

• (target) doel n.
• (hit) doelpunt n.

Derived terms

• goalpaal

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French

Etymology

English goal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

goal m. (plural goals)

1. goalkeeper especially in soccer and polo
2. (rare) target in those sports

Synonyms

• (goalkeeper) gardien de but, gardien m., portier m.
• (target) but m.

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

goal m. (inv)

1. Alternative spelling of gol.

Anagrams

• gola, lago

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Gall (“Gaul, Scandinavian, Anglo-Norman, foreigner”).

Noun

goal m. (genitive goal, plural goallyn or goaldee)

1. Gaul
2. lowlander
3. foreigner

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goal	ghoal	ngoal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Related terms

• Goal