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intention vs goal

goal vs intention

intention and goal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intention Yes No No No
goal Yes No No No
As nouns, goal is a hypernym of intention; that is, goal is a word with a broader meaning than intention:
  • intention: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
  • goal: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
Other hypernyms of intention include end.
As nouns, goal is a hypernym of intention; that is, goal is a word with a broader meaning than intention:
  • intention: (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
  • goal: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
Other hypernyms of intention include end.
intention (noun) goal (noun)
an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out a successful attempt at scoring
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
Difference between intention and goal

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