Definitions for goal
goʊlgoal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 9 votes

1. goal, endnoun

   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, goalnoun

   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. goalnoun

   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. goalnoun

   a successful attempt at scoring

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

GCIDERate this definition:3.3 / 7 votes

1. Goalnoun

   (Sport) The act or instance of propelling the ball or puck into or through the goal, thus scoring points; as, to score a goal.

2. Goalnoun

   A base, station, or bound used in various games as the point or object which a team must reach in order to score points; in certain games, the point which the ball or puck must pass in order for points to be scored. In football, it is a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score points; in soccer or ice hockey, it is a net at each end of the soccer field into which the soccer ball or hocjey puck must be propelled; in basketball, it is the basket suspended from the backboard, through which the basketball must pass.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. goalnoun

   A result that one is attempting to achieve.

2. goalnoun

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

3. goalnoun

   The act of placing the object into the goal.

4. goalnoun

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

5. goalnoun

   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.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goalnoun

   Etymology: gaule, French, a long pole set up to mark the bounds of the race.

   1. The landmark set up to bound a race; the point marked out to which racers run.

   As at the Olympian games, or Pythian fields,
   Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal
   With rapid wheels. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

   And the slope sun his upward beam
   Shoots against the dusky pole,
   Pacing toward the other goal. John Milton.

   2. The starting post.

   Hast thou beheld, when from the goal they start,
   The youthful charioteers with heaving heart
   Rush to the race? John Dryden, Virg. Georg.

   3. The final purpose; the end to which a design tends.

   Our poet has always the goal in his eye, which directs him in his race: some beautiful design, which he first establishes, and then contrives the means, which will naturally conduct him to his end. John Dryden, Ovid, Preface.

   Each individual seeks a sev’ral goal;
   But heav’n’s great view is one, and that the whole. Alexander Pope.

   So man, who here seems principal alone,
   Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown;
   Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal;
   ’Tis but a part we see, and not a whole. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

   4. It is sometimes improperly written for gaol, or jail.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goal

   A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or aim, the anticipated result which guides reaction, or an end, which is an object, either a physical object or an abstract object, that has intrinsic value.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goal

   A goal is a desired result or outcome towards which efforts and actions are directed. It can represent a specific, tangible or intangible achievement or accomplishment that a person, team, or organization aims to reach through strategic planning, effort, and perseverance. Goals can be short-term or long-term and can span various areas of life, such as personal aspirations, professional objectives, educational targets, or health-related ambitions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Goalnoun

   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. Goalnoun

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

3. Goalnoun

   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

4. Etymology: [F. gaule pole, Prov. F. waule, of German origin; cf. Fries. walu staff, stick, rod, Goth. walus, Icel. vlr a round stick; prob. akin to E. wale.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Goal

   In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to. Typically, a player on the team attempting to score shoots the puck with his/her stick towards the goal net opening, and a player on the opposing team called a goaltender tries to block the shot to prevent a goal from being scored against his/her team. The term goal may also refer to the structure in which goals are scored. The ice hockey goal is rectangular in shape; the front frame of the goal is made of steel tube painted red and consists of two vertical goalposts and a horizontal crossbar. A net is attached to the back of the frame to catch pucks that enter the goal and also to prevent pucks from entering it from behind. The entire goal is considered an inbounds area of the playing surface, and it is legal to play the puck behind the goal. Under NHL rules, the opening of the goal is 72 inches wide by 48 inches tall, and the footprint of the goal is 44 inches deep.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goal

   gōl, n. a mark set up to bound a race: the winning-post—also the starting-post: the end aimed at: the two upright posts between which the ball is kicked in the game of football: the act of sending the ball between or over the goal-posts: an end or aim. [Fr. gaule, a pole; prob. of Teut. origin, as Old Fris. walu, a staff, Goth. walus; but acc. to Littré from L. vallus, a stake.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goal

   A task or vision we know we can achieve.

   When we keep focused on your goals and they are just and fair then we know we can achieve them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020  

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1. GOAL

   What does GOAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GOAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive Content
   • End
   • Game Equipment
   • Score

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'goal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1805

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'goal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1553

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'goal' in Nouns Frequency: #411

Anagrams for goal »

1. gaol

2. Olga

3. gola

How to pronounce goal?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of goal in a Sentence

1. Jordan Etkin:

   To-do lists are interesting because they sometimes become commitments. Once you write an activity or goal down on a piece of paper, it's work undone.

2. East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway:

   This is going to be a very long process, and you know, eventually, hopefully it comes to an end and hopefully it goes back to the way it was, and actually better than the way it was. That’s our main goal.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   If enough Americans get this vaccine, you'll all forget who I am, that's my goal : To have zero name recognition with Americans. That would mean I did my job well.

4. Alexander Lin:

   The goal is to engineer a soft landing in the economy, that means pushing back on the economy just enough to get growth below where they think the trend is.

5. Dorraya El-Ashry:

   Research is the reason we have all the breakthroughs that we've had so far, we clearly need breakthroughs… to help us move ever forward toward that ultimate goal of preventing breast cancer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=goal
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=goal
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goal
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=goal
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=goal
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=goal