target(AIM)

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

something you want to do or achieve
aimOur aim in protesting is to raise awareness of the unfairness of the system.
goalMy goal in life has always been to be financially independent.
objectiveOne of my objectives for this year is to increase sales.
targetIf you meet your sales targets you will receive a generous bonus.
dreamWhen I was growing up my dream was to perform in front of millions of people.
hopeMy hope is that there will be some kind of positive outcome to this process.
We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.我们切不可给自己定下一些无法实现的目标。
They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.他们为自己制定了月底前要完成的一系列目标。
The protection of the Antarctic from commercial exploitation is an important goal of environmentalists.环保主义者的一个重要目标就是防止对南极地区的商业开发。
Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years.我们的目标是在两年之内实现这个国家的完全独立。
Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an unattainable goal.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Goals and purposes
achievement orientation
affordance
ambition
avail
cause
dedicated
dream
eye
function
idea
idly
intention
it's the thought that countsidiom
key performance indicator
reorientation
subgoal
target
target setting
thought
towards

goal | American Dictionary

goal
noun[ C ]
us/ɡoʊl/

goalnoun[C] (GAME)

(in many sports) a point scored when a player sends a ball or other object into a particular area of play or into a netted structure that is defended by the opposing team:
Lanzo missed scoring a goal by inches.
In some sports, a goal is also the area or netted structure into which a player sends a ball or other object in order to score a point.

goalnoun[C] (AIM)

an aim or purpose:
My goal is to lose ten pounds before the summer.

goal | Business English

goal
noun[ C ]
uk /ɡəʊl/us
a purpose, or something that you want to achieve:
set (sb) a goalThe sales team have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.
reach/achieve a goalAre the changes helping the organization achieve its goals or hindering progress?
the main/primary/ultimate goal
an achievable goal

Examples of goal

goal
A major implication of the study is that discussions that take place in literature courses have the potential to incorporate advanced proficiency goals.
Otherwise, we would end up with endless analyses of many features without having defined the goals of a given analysis.
We select one paraphrase phenomenon for each of the three paraphrasing goals.
The plan field is a list of actions that are longer-term dialogue goals.
Accordingly, the goals of the inflammatory responses are tissue restoration and wound healing.
One of the main goals of the book is to show how the human mind creatively uses these constraints together when thinking by analogy.
Two important attributes of the goals network need to be emphasised.
He clearly conveys the complementary balance between composition and programming necessary for achieving his musical goals.
If any of the theological types can achieve these goals, they are a source of genuine economic benefit for their adherents.
Without members and leaders who work effectively and efficiently together, civil society cannot achieve its material, social and political goals.
They seek satisfaction of their political goals from the state and of their economic goals from their employers.
What goals for students does the instructor have?
The more who agree with the stated goals, the greater the probability that mobilization efforts will be successful.
What is the form of the trade-offs, in terms of the regional goals for ecological, economic and social sustainability, between the different resource use enterprises?
Non-humans also serve other goals: they are good to eat for example.
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Collocations withgoal

goal

These are words often used in combination with goal.

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ambitious goal
Admittedly, this may seem like an overly ambitiousgoal.
broad goal
To achieve our broadgoal, of punishments which fit the criminal as well as the crime, we will reform radically the present sentencing structure.
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