⭕️ Many people use these words interchangeably; there is really very little difference
between them. In everyday spoken English, the most common word is goal. Aim
and objective are usually used in more formal writing.
One small difference is that an objective is more specific than a goal, for example:
▶️ Our goal is to improve health care for children.
general
▶️ Our objective is to provide 10,000 children with vaccines.
specific
However, in casual conversation, most people would use goal for both general and
specific things:
▶️ My goal is to lose weight.
▶️ My goal is to lose 20 pounds by the summer.
The words goal and objective are nouns, and the word aim can be a noun or a verb:
▶️ The aim of this project is to increase our students’ motivation.
aim = noun
▶️ We’re aiming to increase our students’ motivation.
aim = verb