/ɡəʊl/

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Meaning

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

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Word origin

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

Origin
Middle English
Root
gol

Grammar

Gender
Pluralgoals

Examples

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

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

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

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This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 11: goal, ashamed, gut and 7 more words.