goal noun (AIM) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/gəʊl/

/goʊl/ n [C]

Definition

an aim or purpose

Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years.

They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.

Do you think I'll be able to achieve my goal of losing 5 kilos before the summer?

(Definition of goal noun (AIM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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