an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
go on a campaign; go off to war
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"
a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"