goal
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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”).
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goal (plural goals)
- 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.
- In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
- The act of placing the object into the goal.
- 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.
- 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, BBC Sport:
- 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
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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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(sport) act of placing the object into the goal
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point(s) scored
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English, see above
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goal m. (plural goals, diminutive goaltje)
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English goal.
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goal m. (plural goals)
- goalkeeper especially in soccer and polo
- (rare) target in those sports
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- (goalkeeper) gardien de but, gardien m., portier m.
- (target) but m.
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English
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goal m. (inv)
- Alternative spelling of gol.
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From Old Irish Gall (“Gaul, Scandinavian, Anglo-Norman, foreigner”).
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goal m. (genitive goal, plural goallyn or goaldee)
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| goal | ghoal | ngoal | |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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