Goals
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English gol boundary, limit; compare Old English gǣlan to hinder, impede
1275–1325; Middle English gol boundary, limit; compare Old English gǣlan to hinder, impede
Related forms
goal·less, adjective
sub·goal, noun
Synonyms
1. target; purpose, object, objective, intent, intention. 2. finish.
1. target; purpose, object, objective, intent, intention. 2. finish.
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World English Dictionary
goal (ɡəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the aim or object towards which an endeavour is directed |
| 2. | the terminal point of a journey or race |
| 3. | (in various sports) the net, basket, etc into or over which players try to propel the ball, puck, etc, to score |
| 4. | sport |
| a. a successful attempt at scoring | |
| b. the score so made | |
| 5. | (in soccer, hockey, etc) the position of goalkeeper |
| [C16: perhaps related to Middle English gol boundary, Old English gǣlan to hinder, impede] | |
| 'goalless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
goal
1530s, "end point of a race," perhaps from O.E. *gal "obstacle, barrier," a word implied by gælan "to hinder." The word appears once before this, in a poem from early 14c. Football sense is attested from 1540s.
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Example sentences
Really dramatic progress towards the goals cannot come from aid alone.
As a result, this objective may be the furthest of these goals from being realized.
It is not yet clear what the coalition government's goals in family policy are.
Their building-blocks were economic, but their goals were political.
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