Goal meaning in English

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Definition

a goal: an objective, an aim, a target, a purpose; a point scored in sport noun
My goal is to be CEO of this company one day. I hope to achieve my ambition within ten years.
Bob scored a goal once, when he was a child. Since then he's been unlucky in football.
a goalkeeper: a player whose role is to stop the other team from scoring (sport)

Examples

  • "Well I think the goal was to express the problem in matrix form, so we're really maximizing C to the power of T times X, which is subject to AX smaller than or equal to B, with X being greater than or equal to zero."
  • "Aims, objectives, achieving your goals."
  • "Garbajosa has scored a goal and the match is over, the Mexicans have won!"
  • "And yes there have been two goals so far."
  • "Their goal is to promote teamwork and develop "skill sets" which will help us become more confident, more efficient and more focused on the well-being of the entire organization."
  • "Van Gogh... that's the goal keeper from Belgium with one eye who eats sunflowers, right?"
  • "It looks like Garbajosa has broken free of the defense and is streaking down the field, yes, he has a free shot and... GOAL, GOAL, GOAL, MEXICO!"
  • "Philip : I represent the sales department at the director's meeting, in which I discuss our monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals."
  • "Europe is a community of nations dedicated towards one goal"
  • "Viva Mexico! Goal!"
  • "My goal is to pursue a career in the customer service field, specifically in management."
  • "The goal is to create understanding amongst your colleagues."
  • "Getting to know all about you and your feelings and your dreams and your fears and your goals."
  • "To help you achieve your goals, I need you to adopt some new habits."
  • "What are your goals, Icarus Archibald Quincy?"
  • "Bruno : Listen Ira, my goal is for this company to succeed in the long run."
  • "The goal of these focus groups is to gather internal feedback about a couple of new products we're considering."
  • "Yesterday, during my "re-education" session, I endured cruel treatment that had but one goal: to remove the very essence of my Britishness."

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