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noun
1.
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
2.
the terminal point in a race.
3.
a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated.
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5.
EXPANDthe act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object.
6.
COLLAPSEthe score made by this act.
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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Goal
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- How they achieve those goals, what to tax and what to cut, should be no one else's business.
- Setting your mind on a goal may be counterproductive.
- The center's near-term goal is to make cheetahs self-sustaining in captivity.
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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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Computing Dictionary
goal definition
programmingIn logic programming, a predicate applied to its arguments which the system attempts to prove by matching it against the clauses of the program. A goal may fail or it may succeed in one or more ways.
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