Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with goal in American Collocation
goal
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
over a long period
Winning is always the ultimate goal, but I did not expect it to happen.
over a short period
Set yourself realistic short-term goals that will help you regain your confidence.
most important
Our primary goal is to maximize our returns to shareholders.
clearly stated
This operation had the stated goal of reducing crime in the city centre.
that can be achieved
Set yourself small, achievable goals with specific timescales, rather than trying to take on everything at once.
difficult or impossible to achieve
Cataloguing each of our estimated 100,000 genes is the ambitious goal of the Human Genome Project.
shared
We will work actively to promote collaboration between all parties in the healthcare system in order to achieve our common goals.
your own
We do everything in our power to help you achieve your personal goals.
carefully planned
These intensive courses help individuals to develop professional skills and businesses to achieve their strategic goals.
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
How does the company intend to achieve this goal?
try to achieve a goal
We are all working towards the same goal.
have or decide on a goal
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
Managers can set new performance goals and give agents incentives to meet them.