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Common collocations with goal in American Collocation

goal noun countable

US /ɡoʊl/

over a long period

long-term
ultimate

Winning is always the ultimate goal, but I did not expect it to happen.

over a short period

short-term

Set yourself realistic short-term goals that will help you regain your confidence.

most important

main
primary

Our primary goal is to maximize our returns to shareholders.

clearly stated

clear
specific
stated

This operation had the stated goal of reducing crime in the city centre.

that can be achieved

achievable
attainable
realistic

Set yourself small, achievable goals with specific timescales, rather than trying to take on everything at once.

difficult or impossible to achieve

ambitious
unattainable
unrealistic

Cataloguing each of our estimated 100,000 genes is the ambitious goal of the Human Genome Project.

shared

common
shared

We will work actively to promote collaboration between all parties in the healthcare system in order to achieve our common goals.

your own

personal

We do everything in our power to help you achieve your personal goals.

carefully planned

strategic

These intensive courses help individuals to develop professional skills and businesses to achieve their strategic goals.

business
career

If you know what your career goals are, it makes it so much easier to make the right choices along the way.

achieve a goal

accomplish
achieve
attain
meet
reach

How does the company intend to achieve this goal?

try to achieve a goal

pursue
work towards

We are all working towards the same goal.

have or decide on a goal

establish
have

A good first step is to establish realizable goals.

You might have long-term goals which can take a year or more to complete – for example, a change in career or location.

give someone a goal

set (someone)

Managers can set new performance goals and give agents incentives to meet them.