ambition

nouns

a cherished desire
"his ambition is to own his own business"
ambition, aspiration, dream
is derived from
ambitious
a strong drive for success
ambition, ambitiousness
is derived from
ambitious

verbs

have as one's ambition
ambition
is a type of (narrower)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
"I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
desire, want