goal

Something you want to achieve through your actions or effort.

• My goal is to become a teacher.
• She achieved her goal after years of work.
• What goals have you set for this year?

How to use it: goal is to do something (Our goal is to finish before Friday.)

Similar words: aim, objective, target

Common phrases: achieve a goal, set a goal, personal goal

A point scored by sending a ball or other object into the scoring area.

• He scored a goal.
• Their two goals came in the second half.
• Who scored the winning goal?

Common phrases: score a goal, winning goal, first goal, brilliant goal

The area where players must send a ball or other object to score in a sport.

• The ball went into the goal.
• She stood in goal during the match.
• The shot hit the side of the goal.

Common phrases: in goal, open goal, defend the goal

The place you are trying to reach.

• The mountain summit was our goal.
• We reached our goal before sunset.
• The goal of their journey was a village beyond the river.

Similar words: destination

Common phrases: reach your goal, distant goal, goal of something