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Plural of goal

regular plural

The plural of goal is goals.

Forms of goal

Singulargoal /ɡəʊl/
Pluralgoals /ɡoʊlz/
Countablecountable

Goals in a sentence

  • They set accomplishable goals to keep the team motivated and focused.From the entry accomplishable
  • It is unusual for a team to score a hundred goals in one game.From the entry score
  • Despite zero goals and zero assists, she still stands out for carrying her team's defense.From the entry carry
  • That striker has scored four goals so far – he's on fire!From the entry on fire
  • The architecture of the company's billing system is designed to support its business goals.From the entry architecture

Meaning of goal

  1. noun A result that one is attempting to achieve.
  2. noun In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
  3. noun The act of placing the object into the goal.

Full definition of goal

Questions about the plural of goal

What is the plural of goal?
The plural of goal is goals.
Is goal countable?
Goal is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: goal (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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