goal

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UK /ɡəʊl/ US /ɡɐʉl/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) wooden frame into which a ball is kicked/hit

ADJ

open

The team scored easily because the goalkeeper was injured and left the goal completely open.

VERB + GOAL

go in, play in

The backup striker had to play in goal after the regular goalkeeper was sent off.

PREP

in ~

The new goalkeeper will be in goal for tomorrow's match against Liverpool.

(noun.) point scored in a game

ADJ

brilliant, excellent, good, great, spectacular, stunning, superb, well-taken

scrappy, soft

The defender made a terrible mistake, allowing a scrappy goal in the final minute.

decisive, winning | equalizing | important, useful, vital

own

The defender made a terrible own goal in the final minutes of the match.

VERB + GOAL

get, score | kick | head (in)

make

Sarah made an impressive goal in the final minutes of the match yesterday.

concede, give away, let in

allow, disallow

The goalkeeper managed to allow an easy goal in the first half of the match.

GOAL + VERB

come from sb/sth

Sarah's winning goal came from an unexpected pass by her teammate in the final minutes.

PREP

~ against

Brazil had never conceded more than two goals against any opponent in that tournament.

~ for

She scored an impressive goal for her team in the final match of the season.

~ from

The winning goal from Sarah in the final minute gave the team their first victory.

(noun.) aim

ADJ

immediate, short-term

My short-term goal is to improve my English before I start university next year.

long-term, ultimate | main, major, primary, prime | clear, explicit, specific

ambitious

My sister has ambitious goals to become a doctor and open her own clinic someday.

common

Both teams shared a common goal of winning the championship this season.

twin

Her business plan had twin goals: to make profit and help the local community.

strategic | political

VERB + GOAL

have

She had a clear goal of finishing her degree before starting her new job.

establish, set (sb) | pursue, strive for, work towards | achieve, attain, reach

PREP

~ of

The team's goal of winning the championship motivated them to practice every single day.

Definitions

noun

A result that one is attempting to achieve.

My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.

His goal is to become a YouTuber.

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

The racers are approaching the goal.

fans behind the goal

The act of placing the object into the goal.

miss a goal

concede a goal

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

score a goal

The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season.

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.

verb

To score a goal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and

noun — the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

any hole's a goal

Any receptive sex partner (or orifice) is acceptable.

See, I don't really like screwing men, although any hole's a goal and all that, but women are soft and smooth and weak and small. They're easy to grab, easy to control.

Example Bank

My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.

Wiktionary

His goal is to become a YouTuber.

Wiktionary

She failed in her goal to become captain of the team.

Wiktionary

You must not lose sight of your goal in life.

Tatoeba · #15968

The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.

Tatoeba · #19124

Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.

Tatoeba · #23432

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