Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.
To affect something.
To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
To take action against something.
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
An object of an ardent desire.
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.