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    a goal

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    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that you are trying to do or achieve.
    My goal is to run a marathon this year.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)In sports, an act of scoring, or the area or object into which players must get the ball or puck to score.
    He scored a goal in the final minutes of the game.

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    Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! - S01E01

    05:39Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! -  S01E01
    • it just means to achieve or to reach a goal so when you say:

      it just means to achieve or to reach a goal so when you say:

    • To accomplish it just means to achieve or to reach a goal.

      To accomplish it just means to achieve or to reach a goal.

    A2

    21-year-old Air National Guardsman arrested for intelligence documents leak

    04:1121-year-old Air National Guardsman arrested for intelligence documents leak
    • "I don't think that there was a goal nor some sort of accomplishment that he was looking for in sharing these documents. Of course, there's some anti-government sentiment."

      "I don't think that there was a goal nor some sort of accomplishment that he was looking for in sharing these documents. Of course, there's some anti-government sentiment."

    • RACIST MEMES. >> I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A GOAL NOR SOME

      RACIST MEMES. >> I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A GOAL NOR SOME

    B2

    How Girl Scouts’ $800 Million Cookie Empire Works | The Economics Of | WSJ

    06:23How Girl Scouts’ $800 Million Cookie Empire Works | The Economics Of | WSJ
    • The way that the cookie program works is that you set a goal.

      The way that the cookie program works is that you set a goal.

    • you set a goal.

      you set a goal.

    B1

    South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere

    06:52South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere
    • In 2020, they hit their two hundred thousand-person population target, and are heading towards a goal of five hundred thousand by 2030.

      In 2020, they hit their two hundred thousand-person population target, and are heading towards a goal of five hundred thousand by 2030.

    • a goal of five hundred thousand by 2030.

      a goal of five hundred thousand by 2030.

    B1

    How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof

    07:14How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
    • perfect way to get a little bit smarter every day  and if that sounds like a goal of yours I can't  

      perfect way to get a little bit smarter every day  and if that sounds like a goal of yours I can't  

    B1

    Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

    11:49Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
    • staged a rebellion in Dublin, called the Easter Rising, with a goal of putting an end to British

      staged a rebellion in Dublin, called the Easter Rising, with a goal of putting an end to British

    • staged a rebellion in Dublin, called the Easter Rising, with a goal of putting an end to British

      staged a rebellion in Dublin, called the Easter Rising, with a goal of putting an end to British

    B1

    How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status

    12:13How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status
    • Drive towards something and have a goal. Just temper your expectations.

      Drive towards something and have a goal. Just temper your expectations.

    B1

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • Criterion two: it is in pursuit of a goal, whether that's learning a new sport or discovering a new molecule.

      Criterion two: it is in pursuit of a goal, whether that's learning a new sport or discovering a new molecule.

    B1

    Food Theory: Costco DOESN’T Save You Money!

    13:53Food Theory: Costco DOESN’T Save You Money!
    • They give you a goal to shoot for. 

      They give you a goal to shoot for. 

    B1

    Are you disappointed in yourself? |? Podcast and Chill | Beginner

    13:24Are you disappointed in yourself? |? Podcast and Chill | Beginner
    • Have you ever set a goal for yourself,

      Have you ever set a goal for yourself,

    • Have you ever set a goal for yourself and when you didn't achieve it exactly how you wanted, you felt like quitting?

      Have you ever set a goal for yourself and when you didn't achieve it exactly how you wanted, you felt like quitting?

    A2