goal
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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”). Cognate with Albanian ngel (“to remain, linger, hesitate, get stuck”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration
- See also Wikisaurus:goal
Derived terms [edit]
Look at pages starting with goal.
- goalball
- goal difference
- goalie
- goalkeeper
- goalgetter
- goalpost
- goaltender
- goal umpire
- golden goal
- silver goal
- subgoal
Translations [edit]
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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Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English, see above
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
goal m (plural goals, diminutive goaltje)
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from English goal.
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Noun [edit]
goal m (plural goals)
- goalkeeper especially in soccer and polo
- (rare) target in those sports
Synonyms [edit]
- (goalkeeper) gardien de but, gardien m, portier m
- (target) but m
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English
Noun [edit]
goal m (inv)
- Alternative spelling of gol.
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Manx [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Irish Gall (“Gaul, Scandinavian, Anglo-Norman, foreigner”).
Noun [edit]
goal m (genitive goal, plural goallyn or goaldee)
Mutation [edit]
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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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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English nouns
- en:Football (Soccer)
- en:Ice hockey
- en:Lacrosse
- Dutch nouns
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms with rare senses
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian nouns
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- Manx terms derived from Old Irish
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