Kilo Lingo

goal

/ɡəʊl/

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Translation

Something that you want to do and try hard to reach in the future.

Word origin

From Middle English gol, meaning a boundary or limit to reach.

Origin
Middle English
Root
gol

Grammar

Gender
Pluralgoals

Examples

English .

"Goal" is something you want to do and try hard to reach.

.

Here "goal" means the thing we are working towards.

.

"Goals" is the plural, meaning more than one goal.

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This word is part of lesson 20.