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UK
/ɡˈəʊl/
]
[ US /ˈɡoʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡoʊɫ/ ]
NOUN
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the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a crowd assembled at the finish
he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view -
a successful attempt at scoring
the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
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the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the ends justify the means
How To Use goal In A Sentence
- Once tawhid is accepted as the first axiom of thought, the goal of life becomes bridging the gap between the asserter and the asserted. William C. Chittick, Ph.D.: Islam and the Goal of Love
- When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime. USATODAY.com - Tampa Bay creeps closer to New Jersey with 4-3 win
- A third goal at that stage would have saved Rangers a lot of bother.
- A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a couple of superb goals from Anthony Edwards.
- Our goal is to reduce the excess downforce to a point where we do create a little separation.
- A vacuum absorbing device absorbs the smooth plane of the extracting device and the socket connector is positioned on the circuit board, thus achieving the goal of automatic assembling.
- The Cologne goalkeeper signalled his potential by publicly attacking the legendary Bayern Munich Maoist Paul Breitner for his heavy drinking, smoking and gambling though not, strangely enough, for his scrofulous appearance. Note to England's rugby players: embrace Der Aggro | Harry Pearson
- A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive. Walt Disney
- They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.
- The Argentine ace scored his 150th goal for the club but wasted a series of chances to put the game to bed. The Sun
