{
    "term": "goal",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/sp/sports_team.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a frame with a net into which players must kick or hit the ball in order to score a point",
            "sensetop": "in goal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He headed the ball into an **open goal** *(= one that had nobody defending it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nicky Roberts was outstanding in goal *(= as ).",
                    "contextForm": "in goal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The goalkeeper was injured so a defender had to go in goal."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["open"],
                "verb + goal": ["go in", "play in"],
                "preposition": ["in goal"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of kicking or hitting the ball into the goal; a point that is scored for this",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **scored** twenty **goals **in her first season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "United **conceded** two **goals** in the first half."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Liverpool won by three goals to one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **winning goal** came in the 71st minute."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a penalty goal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his first goal for Spain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thuram scored one goal himself and made two for Martinez."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They scored three goals against the home team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The second goal came from a penalty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The referee disallowed the goal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fans were annoyed that the team gave away such a soft goal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The equalizing goal came from Shaw."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despite letting in a goal, our girls did not let up and we held on for a well-deserved tie."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brilliant", "excellent", "good"],
                "verb + goal": ["get", "score", "kick"],
                "goal + verb": ["come from somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": ["goal against", "goal for", "goal from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "something that you hope to achieve",
            "sensetop": "toward/towards a goal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **achieve/accomplish/reach a goal**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My job is to help businesses **meet** their **goals**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to **set yourself** some long-term **goals**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their goal was to eradicate malaria."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their **primary goal** is to make a profit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our **ultimate goal** must be the preservation of the environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are all working towards a **common goal**.",
                    "contextForm": "toward/towards a goal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to have explicit goals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our immediate goal is to earn enough money to keep the business going."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prison service pursues the twin goals of the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have set themselves some ambitious goals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "their goal of providing free university education for everyone"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He continued to pursue his goal of becoming a photographer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has set itself some long-term organizational goals."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "aim",
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["immediate", "short-term", "long-term"],
                "verb + goal": ["have", "share", "define"],
                "preposition": ["goal of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡəʊl/",
                "audio": "go/goal/goal__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡəʊl/",
                "audio": "go/goal/goal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin."
}