goal — something that you hope to achieve
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: something that you hope to achieve
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡoʊl/
Korean meaning: 목표, 목적
Korean pronunciation: 골 (강세: 골)
Example Sentences
- His goal was to eat pizza every day, but his wallet had different plans.
- She reached her goal of reading 50 books this year.
- The goalkeeper saved the ball, but couldn't save his hairline.
goal
NOUN//ɡoʊl//
something that you hope to achieve
💡 Concept
The soccer player achieves her goal by scoring the winning shot
🎵 Rhyme
Climb out of the hole to reach your goal as a whole!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɡoʊl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡəʊl/
🌳Etymology
Rootgoal
Origin
중세 영어 'gol'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 경계선이나 한계점을 의미했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 스포츠에서의 득점 지역과 달성하고자 하는 목표라는 의미로 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
coalholerolesoulwhole
coal
hole
role
soul
whole
🔗Collocations
achieve a goal
set a goal
long-term goal
score a goal
career goal
goal keeper
ultimate goal
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“His goal was to eat pizza every day, but his wallet had different plans.”
“She reached her goal of reading 50 books this year.”
😄 Fun example
“The goalkeeper saved the ball, but couldn't save his hairline.”
“What's your goal for learning English?”
“The team celebrated wildly after scoring the winning goal.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
objectivetargetaimpurposeambition
Antonyms
failuredefeatmiss
Related
achievementsuccessplandreamaspirationsoccerfootballscore
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