goal

goal
goal
W1S2 [gəul US goul] n
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: gol 'limit, boundary' (1300-1400)]
1.) something that you hope to achieve in the future
= ↑aim
His ultimate goal was to set up his own business.
achieve/reach a goal
They achieved their goal of increasing sales by five percent.
set (yourself/sb) a goal
(=decide what you or someone else should try to achieve)
long-term goal/short-term goal
(=that you hope to achieve after a long or short time)
2.) the area between two posts where the ball must go in order to score in games such as football or ↑hockey
be in goal/keep goal
BrE (=be the goalkeeper)
3.) the action of making the ball go into a goal, or the score gained by doing this
I scored the first goal .

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • goal — goal …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • goal — [ gol ] n. m. • 1882; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Vieilli But (football, rugby, polo, etc.). 2 ♦ (1894; de l angl. goal keeper) Gardien de but. ⇒ gardien. Des bons goals. ⊗ HOM. Gaule …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Goal — es la palabra inglesa para designar gol, y también arco, meta o portería. Además puede referirse a: Goal!, conocida también como Goal!: The Dream Begins o ¡Goool! una película dirigida por Danny Cannon. Goal! 2: Living the Dream..., segunda parte …   Wikipedia Español

  • goal — [ goul ] noun count *** 1. ) something that you hope to achieve: Our goal is to provide a good standard of medical care. goal of: the company s goal of employing as many women as men within five years set/establish a goal: You should set goals… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Goal! 2 — Goal 2 : La Consécration Goal 2 : La Consécration Titre original Goal II : Living the Dream Réalisation Jaume Collet Serra Scénario Mike Jefferies Adrian Butchart Terry Loan Musique Stephen Warbeck Montage Niven Howie Production… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Goal — bezeichnet: im Schweizerischen und in Österreich ein Tor (Fußball) einen Film aus der Filmindustrie Bollywood Goal eine Fußballfilm Trilogie, siehe: Goal – Lebe deinen Traum Goal II – Der Traum ist real! Goal III – Das Finale Die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Goal! — Goal !  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Goal.  Goal ![1] est un film anglo américain de Danny Cannon sorti en 2005. Il s agit du premier volet d une trilogie racontant l ascension d un jeune joueur. Fiche technique Titre… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Goal — Goal, n. [F. gaule pole, Prov. F. waule, of German origin; cf. Fries. walu staff, stick, rod, Goth. walus, Icel. v[ o]lr a round stick; prob. akin to E. wale.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goal — 〈[ goʊl] n. 15; Sp.〉 Tor, Treffer [engl., „Ziel, Grenzmal“] * * * Goal [go:l ], das; s, s [engl. goal = Tor, eigtl. = Ziel, Endpunkt, H. u.] (österr., schweiz., sonst veraltet): Tor, Treffer (z. B. beim Fußballspiel). * * * Goal   [goːl; englisch …   Universal-Lexikon

  • goal — goal, goals The end results towards which an individual or collective action is directed. The term is commonplace in sociology, although its logical and explanatory status varies greatly, according to context and authorship. Numerous typologies… …   Dictionary of sociology

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