Usage patterns
〈事〉を目標に立てるto set something as a goal
I set a goal of passing the JLPT N2 by next year.
目標を達成するto achieve a goal
He achieved this month's sales goal.
目標に向かって努力するto work hard toward a goal
The athletes are working hard toward their goal of competing in the Olympics.
〈物〉を目標にするto make something one's target or reference point
We advanced using the distant mountain as our landmark.
目標を掲げるto set forth a goal
The company put forward a new management goal.
