Goal Meaning
/ɡəʊl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA result that one is attempting to achieve.
nounTo do with sports, In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
Sentence Examples
You must not lose sight of your goal in life.
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
Scoring a goal in the final minute won the championship game.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her main ____ in life is to become a doctor and help people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His primary ____ in life is to become a successful doctor so that he can help people in his local community.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), from Proto-West Germanic *gailu, from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“crevice, gap”); compare the Old English's derivatives Old English gǣlan (“to hinder, delay”), and hyġegǣls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hyġegǣlsa (“slow one, sluggish one”). Possibly cognate with Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”), Albanian ngalem (“to be limping, lame, paralyzed”), ngel (“to remain, linger, hesitate, get stuck”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The goal should be to strengthen workers without hamstringing firms. Growth, rather than employment protection, is the priority. More work means a stronger labour market, which would bid up employees’ slice, as it did in America in the 1990s when unemployment was at record lows."
— 2013 November 2, “A shrinking slice”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8860:
"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."
— 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2-1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her main ____ in life is to become a doctor and help people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His primary ____ in life is to become a successful doctor so that he can help people in his local community.