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# goal

noun (goal, goals)

«goal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A goal is something you try to reach or do, like a goal to read 50 books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#m1)
2. In games like soccer, hockey and netball, a goal is the point you score by getting the ball into the net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#m2)
3. The goal is also the net or the posts the ball must go into. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: points scored in a game, or a target amount to reach (a goal of 100 pages); asks how many more are needed = goal − amount so far. In sport: score a goal, the goalkeeper guards the goal. In life: set a goal, reach your goal, work towards a goal. Phrases: score a goal, set a goal, reach a goal, own goal, goal post.

### Examples

- Mia scored 3 goals in the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x1)
- Her goal is to read 50 books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x2)
- He has saved $30 toward his goal of $75. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x3)
- The team scored 2 goals in each half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x4)
- My goal this term is to learn my times tables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x5)
- The ball hit the goal post and bounced out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x6)
- The goalkeeper stands in front of the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x7)
- They reached their goal of planting 100 trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x8)
- Scoring into your own net is an own goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x9)
- Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/#x10)

### Note

Countable: a goal, goals. A target: how many more are needed = goal − amount so far. Trap: goals scored by two teams are added only when the question asks for the total. Trap: if they went past the goal, extra = amount − goal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «goal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«goal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/goal.html) on Mova free.