goal

Meanings

Noun

• 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.

Verb

• To score a goal.

Related

Similar words

• (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration

Origin

• From Middle English gol, from Old English *gāl, suggested by its derivatives Old English gǣlan, and hyġegǣls, hyġegǣlsa. Possibly cognate with Lithuanian gãlas, Latvian gals, Old Prussian gallan, Albanian ngalem, ngel.