support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"
(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"
the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
the act of presenting a proposal
formally making a person known to another or to the public
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
(computer science) a window for an active application
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"; "highlight the passage so that you can find it again when you open the book"