Standard Lemma guide

goals

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɡoʊlz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡəʊlz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɔʊlz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊlz
  • CMU ARPABET: G OW1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, also, in-compounds

Examples

  • Your relationship is goals AF!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of goal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of goal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

* (Internet slang sense) Possibly originating with the hashtag #goals. Compare squad goal.

Real reading context

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