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I. goad [gəʊd, Am goʊd] N
goad
Stachelstock m
goad (motivating factor)
Ansporn m <-(e)s>
II. goad [gəʊd, Am goʊd] VB trans
1. goad (spur):
to goad sb [to sth]
jdn [zu etw dat] antreiben [o. anspornen]
to goad sb's curiosity
jds Neugier wecken
2. goad (tease):
to goad sb
jdn ärgern
to goad sb child
jdn hänseln
he refused to be goaded by their insults
er ließ sich von ihren Beleidigungen nicht aus der Ruhe bringen
3. goad (provoke):
to goad sb into [doing] sth
jdn dazu anstacheln [o. anspornen] , etw zu tun
goad on VB intr usu passive
to goad sb on (urge forward)
jdn antreiben
to goad sb on (motivate)
jdn anspornen
Present
Igoad
yougoad
he/she/itgoads
wegoad
yougoad
theygoad
Past
Igoaded
yougoaded
he/she/itgoaded
wegoaded
yougoaded
theygoaded
Present Perfect
Ihavegoaded
youhavegoaded
he/she/ithasgoaded
wehavegoaded
youhavegoaded
theyhavegoaded
Past Perfect
Ihadgoaded
youhadgoaded
he/she/ithadgoaded
wehadgoaded
youhadgoaded
theyhadgoaded
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to goad sb's curiosity
jds Neugier wecken
to goad sb into [doing] sth
jdn dazu anstacheln [o. anspornen] , etw zu tun
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Unable to achieve his desired goad, he submitted his resignation effective immediately.
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He would enter the ring wearing his customary hat and sunglasses an unlit cigar gracing his lips and would goad fans with his soliloquies.
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She holds a lotus, a goad, a flag, and a wheel in her four hands. 4.
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The strategy to cut the intermediate trade and their margins led to broad resistance of his competitors who goaded the producers on boycotting him.
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No man had been goaded to the breach of order by unjust laws.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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Wheeler goaded Steve Kemp into volunteering to lead it as an official Debian project, which was made possible by the involvement of Debian Project Leader Martin Michlmayr.
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Wheeler trieb Steve Kemp dazu an, das Projekt als offizielles Debian-Teilprojekt zu etablieren, was durch das Engagement des Debian-Projektleiters Martin Michlmayr möglich wurde.
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