1. to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
2. to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
