goal
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1.0
- noun
- /ɡoʊl/
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- Two apparently experienced mountain climbers from Austria opted for the pebble and boulder-strewn mountain path to reach their goal.
- goal in sight
- back to the goal
- miles from the goal
Imagining that was a mountain, a distant mountain, my goal.
- Imagining that was a mountain, a distant mountain, my goal.
- But to to slow it down and realize that the goal, of course, is to get to the finish.
- So on Thomas's last lap, he reached his goal and he said he's, he's sitting in his chair.
- But when you reach the top of a mountain, when you climb, climb, climb so hard to reach that goal.
- I mean, I know this is the goal, but I'm actually here at the end.
- This is where this is the goal.
- So how long were like how many hours were you at the spot that you your goal spot?
Examples
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The fierce eyes stared eagerly forward, as if they could already see the end of their goal in sight.
Fiction book (1991) -
A scholarship will be concurrently awarded each year until the $50,000 goal is achieved.
Blog text (7) -
But to to slow it down and realize that the goal, of course, is to get to the finish.
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But he ran into a wall when he got close to the goal line.
Blog text (30) -
Half the distance to the goal.
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But running towards the goal meant I never reflected on the journey.
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It's a place that people look to as an inspirational goal, a destination.
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The growth in the administrative apparatus of primary education reflects the major goal of education policy since the mid-1970s: universal primary schooling.
Academic text (1995) -
The runner finally crossed the finish line, marking the end of the race at the goal.
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As she approached the final stretch, the goal of reaching the summit inspired her to push harder.
Synonyms
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2.0
The place a person or thing is going to at the end of a journey
106
1.0
The line where a race or journey ends
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1.4
The line at the end of a race that people must cross to finish
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9.9
A final goal or place that someone aims to reach
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5.4
A place or time when something ends
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2.2
A line that marks the end of a race
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7.5
The final goal of a process or journey
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3.9
The place or moment when something finishes
The furthest place you reach on a trip or route
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.6
A kick by the defending team from the goal area to restart play after the ball crosses the goal line
How Final
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goal likely comes from an old word gol meaning 'end' or 'boundary', so the 'goal' of a race is the place that marks the end of the journey.