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adjectives
sb’s main/primary goal
• My main goal was to get the team to the finals. • The primary goal of the 1917 Revolution was to seize and redistribute the wealth of the Russian empire.
sb’s ultimate goal
(= what they eventually and most importantly hope to achieve )
• The ultimate goal is a freer, more democratic society.
an immediate goal
(= that you need to achieve very soon )
• Our immediate goal is to cut costs.
a long-term goal
(= that you hope to achieve after a long time )
• The organization’s long-term goal is to gain a strong position in the European market.
a short-term goal
(= that you hope to achieve after a short time )
• Companies should not focus only on the short-term goal of profitability.
sb’s personal goal
• They had to sacrifice personal goals for their family life.
a common goal
(= an aim shared by more than one person or organization )
• Iran and Turkey shared common goals in their handling of the refugee crisis.
a realistic/achievable goal
• Students are encouraged to set themselves realistic goals for academic improvement. • We pushed for what we thought were achievable goals
an ambitious goal
(= an aim that will be difficult to achieve )
• The agreement set ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
a modest goal
(= an aim that is not too difficult to achieve )
• Don’t try to lose a lot of weight quickly; set yourself a more modest goal.
verbs
have a goal
• She had one goal in life: to accumulate a huge fortune.
work towards a goal
• We are all working towards similar goals.
pursue a goal
• Have we gone too far in pursuing the goal of national security?
achieve/attain/reach your goal
• She has worked hard to achieve her goal of a job in the medical profession. • They’re hoping to reach their goal of raising £10,000 for charity.
set (yourself/somebody) a goal
(= decide what you or someone else should try to achieve )
• It helps if you set yourself clear goals.
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score a goal
• Robbie Keane scored a goal just before halftime.
get a goal
• It was great that he got that goal so late in the game.
head a goal
(= score a goal by hitting the ball with your head )
• Peter Crouch headed England’s equalizing goal.
make a goal
(= help another player to score a goal )
• Rooney made the goal with a superb pass to Saha.
concede a goal
(= let the other team score a goal )
• Arsenal conceded a goal in the final minute of extra time.
let in a goal
(= let the other team score a goal )
• Chelsea let in a goal in the 63rd minute.
disallow a goal
(= not allow a goal to be counted because a rule has been broken )
• The goal was disallowed for offside.
adjectives
the winning goal
• Berbatov scored the winning goal from just outside the box.
an own goal
(= when a player accidentally puts the ball into his/her own net )
• Dixon scored an unfortunate own goal against West Ham.
a last-minute goal
• A last-minute goal condemned Fulham to a 0–1 home defeat.
an equalizing goal
British English (= a goal that gives you the same number of points as your opponent )
• A loud cheer went up as he scored the equalizing goal.
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noun wooden frame into which a ball is kicked/hit ADJ. open He kicked the ball into an open goal. VERB + GOAL go in, play in The goalkeeper was injured so a defender had to go in goal. PREP. in ~ Who's in goal for Arsenal? point scored in a game ADJ. brilliant, excellent, good, great, spectacular, stunning, superb, well-taken | scrappy, soft The fans were annoyed that the team gave away such a soft goal. | decisive, winning | equalizing | important, useful, vital | own Vega scored an unfortunate own goal when he slipped as he tried to clear the ball. VERB + GOAL get, score | kick (in rugby) | head (in) | make Visconti scored one goal himself and made two for Lupo. | concede, give away, let in | allow, disallow The referee disallowed the goal. GOAL + VERB come from sb/sth The equalizing goal came from Cole. The second goal came from a penalty. PREP. ~ against They scored three goals against the home team. | ~ for his first goal for Spain | ~ from A late goal from Owen won the game for Liverpool.SPORT aim ADJ. immediate, short-term Our immediate goal is to earn enough money to keep the business going. | long-term, ultimate | main, major, primary, prime | clear, explicit, specific | ambitious They have set themselves some ambitious goals. | modest | desirable | achievable, attainable, realistic | unattainable, unrealistic | elusive | personal | common We are all working towards a common goal. | twin The prison service pursues the twin goals of the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders. | strategic | political VERB + GOAL have It is important to have explicit goals. | establish, set (sb) | pursue, strive for, work towards | achieve, attain, reach PREP. ~ of their goal of providing free university education for everyone
Oxford Collocations Dictionary