Princeton's WordNet

1. goal, end(noun)

   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"

2. finish, destination, goal(noun)

   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"

3. goal(noun)

   game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points

4. goal(noun)

   a successful attempt at scoring

   "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. goal(noun)ʊl

   sth you are trying to achieve; = aim

   Our goal is to raise $200,000.; It took six years to achieve this goal.

2. goalʊl

   to decide on a goal

   You have to set goals for yourself.

3. goalʊl

   in hockey and soccer, the frame into which you kick or hit the ball or puck

   a slap shot directly into the goal

4. goalʊl

   the act of hitting or kicking into a goal to score a point

   a beautiful goal

Wiktionary

1. goal(Noun)

   A result that one is attempting to achieve.

2. goal(Noun)

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

3. goal(Noun)

   The act of placing the object into the goal.

4. goal(Noun)

   A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

5. goal(Noun)

   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.

Origin: From gol, from *. Related to gælan, hyġehygegælsa. Cognate with ngel.

Webster Dictionary

1. Goal(noun)

   the mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end

2. Goal(noun)

   the final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain

3. Goal(noun)

   a base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts

• doelAfrikaans
• هَدَفArabic
• голBulgarian
• golPortuguese (BR)
• gólCzech
• das TorGerman
• målDanish
• τέρμα, γκολGreek
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• väravEstonian
• گلFarsi
• maaliFinnish
• butFrench
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• golCroatian
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• golIndonesian
• mark, stigIcelandic
• goal, gol, reteItalian
• ゴールJapanese
• (경기의) 득점, 골Korean
• įvartisLithuanian
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• ประตูThai
• golTurkish
• 進球得分Chinese (Trad.)
• голUkrainian
• فٹبال ، ہاکی وغیرہ میں ہدف ، گولUrdu
• bàn thắng; điểmVietnamese
• 射门，得分（进球得的分）Chinese (Simp.)