a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service

[countable] a spoken or written statement that informs people about something

[intransitive, transitive] to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a loan, permission for something, a place at a university, etc.

[intransitive, transitive] to put your body or something else into a position where it is steady and does not fall

(of a thing) large and difficult to move or carry

[intransitive] to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart

[countable, usually singular] all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group

worried and feeling concern about something/somebody

working hard at something because it is very important to you

[transitive, intransitive] to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity