Difference between revisions of "Goal"
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# A result that one is [[attempt]]ing to [[achieve]]. | # A result that one is [[attempt]]ing to [[achieve]]. | ||
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# In many [[sport]]s, an area into which the [[player]]s attempt to put an object. | # In many [[sport]]s, an area into which the [[player]]s attempt to put an object. | ||
# The act of placing the object into the goal. | # The act of placing the object into the goal. | ||
# A [[point]] [[score]]d in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal. | # A [[point]] [[score]]d in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal. | ||
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# 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. | # 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. | ||
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* (''a result one is attempting to achieve:'') [[ambition]], object of desire, [[objective]], [[purpose]], [[aspiration]] | * (''a result one is attempting to achieve:'') [[ambition]], object of desire, [[objective]], [[purpose]], [[aspiration]] | ||
* [[aim]], [[object]], [[destination]], [[end]], [[intention]], [[target]], [[finish line]], [[basket]], [[end zone]]. | * [[aim]], [[object]], [[destination]], [[end]], [[intention]], [[target]], [[finish line]], [[basket]], [[end zone]]. | ||
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===Thesaurus=== | ===Thesaurus=== | ||
| − | + | [[aim]], [[ambition]], [[anchorage]], [[apodosis]], [[aspiration]], [[basis]], [[bourn]], [[butt]], [[by-end]], [[by-purpose]], [[calling]], [[catastrophe]], [[cause]], [[ceasing]], [[cessation]], [[coda]], [[conclusion]], [[consideration]], [[consummation]], [[crack of doom]], [[culmination]], [[curtain]], [[curtains]], [[death]], [[decease]], [[denouement]], [[destination]], [[destiny]], [[doom]], [[duty]], [[effect]], [[end]], [[end in view]], [[end point]], [[ending]], [[envoi]], [[epilogue]], [[eschatology]], [[expiration]], [[fate]], [[final cause]], [[final solution]], [[final twitch]], [[final words]], [[finale]], [[finality]], [[finis]], [[finish]], [[function]], [[game]], [[grand slam]], [[ground]], [[guiding light]], [[guiding star]], [[harbor]], [[haven]], [[hit]], [[hole]], [[hole in one]], [[home run]], [[homer]], [[ideal]], [[inspiration]], [[intention]], [[izzard]], [[last]], [[last breath]], [[last gasp]], [[last stop]], [[last things]], [[last trumpet]], [[last words]], [[latter end]], [[lodestar]], [[mainspring]], [[mark]], [[matter]], [[motive]], [[object]], [[object in mind]], [[objective]], [[omega]], [[payoff]], [[period]], [[peroration]], [[port]], [[prey]], [[principle]], [[purpose]], [[pursuit]], [[quarry]], [[quietus]], [[quintain]], [[reason]], [[reason for being]], [[resolution]], [[resting place]], [[sake]], [[score]], [[slam]], [[source]], [[spring]], [[stop]], [[stoppage]], [[stopping place]], [[strike]], [[swan song]], [[target]], [[teleology]], [[term]], [[terminal]], [[terminal point]], [[termination]], [[terminus]], [[touchdown]], [[ulterior motive]], [[ultimate aim]], [[use]], [[vocation]], [[windup]] | |
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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* {{audio|en-us-goal.ogg|Audio (US)}} | * {{audio|en-us-goal.ogg|Audio (US)}} | ||
* {{rhymes|əʊl}} | * {{rhymes|əʊl}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:42, 15 June 2014
Contents
English
Noun
Goal (plural Goals)- A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
- The act of placing the object into the goal.
- A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
- 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.
Adjectives for Goal
veiled; ultimate; luminous; common; glittering; incentive; stimulating; selfsame; receding; unreachable; refined; successive (pi) ; utmost; mortal; illusory; desired; tertiary; inevitable; traditional; amaranthine; mysterious; hard-gained; fictitious.
Verbs for Goal
achieve—; attain—; bar—; cherish—; defeat—; effect—; forge forward—; gain—; guard—; hamper—; move toward—; propel toward—; realize—; strive for—; surmount to—; sway from—; swerve from—; swing from—; touch—; push toward—.
Synonyms for Goal
- (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration
- aim, object, destination, end, intention, target, finish line, basket, end zone.
Thesaurus
aim, ambition, anchorage, apodosis, aspiration, basis, bourn, butt, by-end, by-purpose, calling, catastrophe, cause, ceasing, cessation, coda, conclusion, consideration, consummation, crack of doom, culmination, curtain, curtains, death, decease, denouement, destination, destiny, doom, duty, effect, end, end in view, end point, ending, envoi, epilogue, eschatology, expiration, fate, final cause, final solution, final twitch, final words, finale, finality, finis, finish, function, game, grand slam, ground, guiding light, guiding star, harbor, haven, hit, hole, hole in one, home run, homer, ideal, inspiration, intention, izzard, last, last breath, last gasp, last stop, last things, last trumpet, last words, latter end, lodestar, mainspring, mark, matter, motive, object, object in mind, objective, omega, payoff, period, peroration, port, prey, principle, purpose, pursuit, quarry, quietus, quintain, reason, reason for being, resolution, resting place, sake, score, slam, source, spring, stop, stoppage, stopping place, strike, swan song, target, teleology, term, terminal, terminal point, termination, terminus, touchdown, ulterior motive, ultimate aim, use, vocation, windup
