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ap·ply  (-pl)

v. ap·plied, ap·ply·ing, ap·plies

v.tr.

1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to: applied glue sparingly to the paper.

2. To put to or adapt for a special use: applies all her money to her mortgage.

3. To put into action: applied the brakes.

4. To devote (oneself or one's efforts) to something: applied myself to my studies.

v.intr.

1. To be pertinent or relevant: a rule that applies to everyone.

2. To request or seek assistance, employment, or admission: applied for unemployment benefits; will apply to college next year. See Synonyms at resort.

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[Middle English applien, from Old French aplier, from Latin applicre, to affix : ad-, ad- + plicre, to fold together; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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ap·plia·ble adj.

ap·plier n.

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apply

Verb

[-plies, -plying, -plied]

1. to make a formal request for something, such as a job or a loan

2. to put to practical use: he applied his calligrapher's skill

3. to put onto a surface: the hand lotion should be applied whenever possible throughout the day

4. to be relevant or appropriate: he had been involved in research applied to flying wing aircraft

5. apply oneself to concentrate one's efforts or faculties [Latin applicare to attach to]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	apply - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" employ, use, utilise, utilize dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!" address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience" misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" overuse, overdrive - make use of too often or too extensively cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" exercise, exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence" enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges" take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" share - use jointly or in common put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" practice, use, apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" resort, recur, fall back - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
	2.	apply - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" go for, hold concern, have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" lend oneself, apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
	3.	apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" put in, submit - make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
	4.	apply - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" put on dab, swab, swob - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" gum - cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger" dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" cold-cream - put cold cream on one's face putty - apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash" sponge on - apply with a sponge; "The painter sponged on his washes" clap on, slam on, slap on - apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall"
	5.	apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" lend oneself go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
	6.	apply - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" give deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" tread - apply (the tread) to a tire administer - perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction"
	7.	apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" practice, use apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
	8.	apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; enforce, implement compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" execute, run - carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" execute - carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
	9.	apply - refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
	10.	apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

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apply

verb 1. request, seek, appeal, put in, petition, inquire, solicit, claim, sue, requisition, make application

verb 2. be relevant, concern, relate, refer, be fitting, be appropriate, be significant, fit, suit, pertain, be applicable, bear upon, appertain

verb 3. use, exercise, carry out, employ, engage, implement, practise, execute, assign, administer, exert, enact, utilize, bring to bear, put to use, bring into play

verb 4. put on, work in, cover with, lay on, paint on, anoint, spread on, rub in, smear on, shampoo in, bring into contact with

apply yourself work hard, concentrate, study, pay attention, try, commit yourself, buckle down (informal) be assiduous, devote yourself, be diligent, dedicate yourself, make an effort, address yourself, be industrious, persevere

Translations

apply [əˈplaɪ] vt to apply (to) → aplicar (a);

(fig) → emplear (para) vi to apply to (= ask) → dirigirse a (= be suitable for); ser aplicable a (= be relevant to); tener que ver con;

to apply for [+ permit, grant, job] → solicitar;

to apply the brakes → echar el freno;

to apply o.s. to → aplicarse a, dedicarse a

apply [əˈplaɪ] vt to apply (to) [+ paint, ointment] → appliquer (sur) [+ law, etc]; appliquer (à) vi to apply to (= ask) → s'adresser à (= be suitable for, relevant to); s'appliquer à, être valable pour;

to apply (for) [+ permit, grant] → faire une demande (en vue d'obtenir) [+ job]; poser sa candidature (pour), faire une demande d'emploi (concernant);

to apply the brakes → actionner les freins, freiner;

to apply o.s. to → s'appliquer à

apply [əˈplaɪ] vt → anwenden;

(paint etc) → auftragen

vi to apply (to) (be applicable) → gelten (für);

to apply the brakes → die Bremse betätigen, bremsen;

to apply o.s. to sth → sich bei etw anstrengen;

to apply to (ask) → sich wenden an +acc;

to apply for (permit, grant) → beantragen;

(job) → sich bewerben um

apply [əˈplaɪ] vt to apply (to) [+ paint, ointment] → dare (a) [+ theory, technique]; applicare (a) vi to apply to (= ask) → rivolgersi a (= be suitable for, relevant to); riguardare, riferirsi a;

to apply (for) [+ permit, grant, job] → fare domanda (per);

to apply the brakes → frenare;

to apply o.s. to → dedicarsi a

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apply

v apply [əˈplai]

1 (with to) to put (something) on or against something else to apply ointment to a cut.aanwendيَطْلي، يَضَع عَلىслагамpřiložitpåføre; påsmøreauftragenβάζω, αλείφω, εναποθέτωaplicarpeale panemaبر روی چیزی زدن؛ مالیدن بهsivelläappliquer (sur)לִמְרוֹח, לַשִׂיםलागू करनाprimijenitihasznál, alkalmaz (vmire)membubuhkanbera á; leggja viðapplicareつける(물건을) 대다, (약을) 바르다uždėti, užteptiuzlikt; pieliktsapuaanbrengenlegge/smøre påprzykładać, smarowaćaplicara pune, a aplica (pe)прикладыватьpriložiťnanestinamazatilägga (stryka, sätta) på, anbringa, appliceraทาsürmek塗..., 敷...прикладатиلگاناđặt cái gì vào cái gì把...应用于

2 (with to) to use (something) for some purpose He applied his wits to planning their escape.gebruikيَسْتَخْدِم، يَسْتَغِّلизползвамvyužít, použítbruge; anvendeanwendenχρησιμοποιώemplearrakendamaبه کار بردن؛ استفاده کردنkäyttääse servir deלְייַשֵם, לְהִשְתַמֵשप्रयोग में लानाkoristitifelhasználmenggunakanbeitausare用いる(어떤 목적에) ...을 쓰다panaudotipielietot; lietotgunagebruikenbruke, anvendeużywaćusara recurge laиспользоватьvyužiť, použiťuporabitiupotrebitiägna, sätta inใช้ (บางสิ่ง เช่น ความสามารถ) เพื่อkullanmak運用застосовувати; вживатиاستعمال کرناáp dụng运用

3 (with for) to ask for (something) formally You could apply (to the manager) for a job.aansoek doenيُقَدِّم طَلَباًподавам молба(po)žádat oansøgesich bewerben (um)κάνω αίτησηsolicitartaotlemaدرخواست کردنsoveltaas'adresser à (pour obtenir)לִפְנוֹת, לְהַגִיש בַּקָשָהआवेदन करनाkandidiratifolyamodik, pályázikmelamarsækja umapplicare申し込む지원하다kreiptis, prašytigriezties (pie kāda); lūgtmintasolliciterensøkezwracać sięrequerera so­­licita; a aplica (pentru)обращаться с просьбойpožiadaťzaprositi zaprijaviti[]söka, begäraขอสมัคร (งาน, เรียน)başvurmak提出申請звертатисяدرخواست دیناthỉnh cầu/ yêu cầu提出申请

4 (with to) to concern This rule does not apply to him.van toepassing weesيَنْطَبِق عَلىотнасям сеtýkat segælde; angåzutreffenαφορώaplicarsepuudutamaمربوط بودن؛ وارد بودنanoa, hakeas'appliquer àלַחוּל, לְהִתְיָחֵסलागू होनाprimijenitivkire vonatkozikberlakueiga viðfare domanda当てはまる적합하다; 적용하다taikyti, tiktiattiektiesrisaubetreffengjelde, angådotyczyćaplicar-sea se aplica (la)относитьсяtýkať sazadevatiodnositi segällaทำให้เกี่ยวข้องกับilgili olmak涉及стосуватисяاطلاق ہونا ، لاگو ہوناcó ảnh hưởng适用

5 to be in force The rule doesn't apply at weekends.van toepassing wees, van krag weesيُطَبِّق (قانونا)в силаvztahovat se na, mít platnostgældegeltenισχύωser válido, estar en vigorkehtimaمعتبر؛ قابل اجراkoskeaêtre valableלַחוּלलागू होनाvrijeditiérvényesberlakugildaapplicarsi適用される적용하다, 해당하다galiotiattiektiestidak boleh dipakaivan kracht zijngjeldeobowiązywaćaplicar-sea fi valabilприменятьvzťahovať sa na, platiťveljatibiti na snazigällaทำให้มีผลต่อgeçerli olmak實施розповсюджуватисяاطلاق ہونا ، نافذ ہوناcó hiệu lực实施

n apˈpliance [əˈplai-]

an instrument or tool used for a particular job washing-machines and other electrical appliances.toestelجِهاز، أداةелектрически уредpřístroj, zařízeníapparat; redskabdie Anwendungσυσκευή, εργαλείοaparato, electrodomésticoseadeابزار کارkoje, laiteappareilמַכְשִירउपकरणuređajkészülékalat-alatáhald, tækiapparecchio; elettrodomestico電気器具기구, 설비prietaisasierīcealatapparaathjelpemiddel, redskap, maskinurządzenieutensíliodispozitiv; instalaţieприспособление, приборzariadenie, prístrojnapravauređajredskap, apparatเครื่องใช้âlet, araç器械приладگھر کے استعمال کے لئے آلہ ، وسیلہthiết bị器械

adj ˈapplicable [ˈӕpli-]

This rule is not applicable (to me) any longer.van toepassingقابِل لِلتَّطْبيقприложимpoužitelný, vhodnýgyldiganwendbarεφαρμόσιμος, σε ισχύaplicablerakendatavاطلاق پذیر؛ مربوطsovellettavissaapplicable (à)מתאים, חָל עָלउपयोज्यprimjenjivalkalmazhatóberlaku, dapat dipakaiviðeigandi, sem hægt er að beitaapplicabile適用できる적절한, 해당되는taikytinaslietojams; derīgsdapat digunakantoepasselijkgyldig; brukbardający się zastosowaćaplicávelaplicabil (la)применимыйpoužiteľnýveljaven, uporabljivprimenljivtillämplig, användbarที่สามารถนำไปปรับใช้ได้uygulanabilir可適用的застосовний, придатнийلاگو ، قابلِ اطلاقcó thể áp dụng được可适用的

n ˌapplicaˈbility

toepaslikheidقابِلِيَّة التَّطْبيقприложимостpoužitelnost, vhodnostanvendelighed; gyldigheddie Anwendbarkeitκαταλληλότηταaplicabilidadrakendatavusاطلاق پذیریsoveltuvuusapplicabilitéיִישׂוּםप्रयोजनीयताprimjenjivostalkalmazhatóságberlakunyanothæfniapplicabilità適用できること적응성, 적절pritaikymas, tinkamumaslietojamība; derīgumskegunaantoepasselijkheidgyldighet, anvendelighetmożliwość zastosowaniaaplicabilidadeaplicabilitateприменимостьpoužiteľnosťveljavnostprimenljivosttillämplighet, användbarhetความสามารถที่นำไปปรับใช้ได้uygulanabilme適用性придатністьقابل اطلاق ہوناtính có thể ứng dụng được适用性

n ˈapplicant [ˈӕpli-]

a person who applies (for a job etc) There were two hundred applicants for the job.aansoekerمُقَدِّم الطَّلَبкандидатuchazeč, žadatelansøgerder/die Bewerber(in)αιτώνsolicitante, candidato, aspirantetaotlejaمتقاضیhakijacandidat/-ateמוֲּעַמדआवेदकkandidatpályázópelamarumsækjandicandidato応募者신청자kandidatas, pretendentaspretendents; kandidātspemohonsollicitantsøkerkandydatcandidatocandidatпретендентžiadateľ, -ka, uchádzač, -kaprosilec, kandidatkandidatsökandeผู้สมัครbaşvuran kimse申請人прохач, претендентدرخواست دینے والاngười xin việc申请人

n ˌappliˈcation [ӕpli-]

1 a formal request; an act of applying several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.aansoekطَلَب رَسْميмолбаžádostansøgningdie Bewerbungαίτησηsolicitud, candidatura, peticióntaotlusتقاضانامهhakemuscandidature; demandeבַּקָשָה, פְּנִייָהआवेदनzamolbakérvény, pályázatlamaranumsókndomanda応募신청, 적용prašymas, pareiškimasiesniegums; lūgumssurat permohonanaanvraag, sollicitatiesøknadpodanierequerimentocandidatură; cerereзаявление, прошениеžiadosťkandidatura; prošnjaprijavaansökan, hänvändelseการสมัครbaşvuru, müracaat申請заява; проханняدرخواست ، عرضیđơn xin申请

2 hard work He has got a good job through sheer application.aanwending, werkإجْتِهاد، دَأْب، عَمَل دَؤوبстараниеpíle, úsilíflidder Fleißσκληρή προσπάθειαaplicaciónusinusپشتکار؛ سعیuutteruusapplicationשַׁקְדָנוּתमेहनतmarljiv radigyekezetkerja keras, ketekunanástundunapplicazione, impegno勤勉근면stropumasuzcītība; centībatekuntoewijdingflid, hardt arbeidprzykładanie sięesforçosârguinţăстарание, рвениеsnaha, úsilieprizadevanjenaporan radflit, ansträngningการทำงานหนักsıkı çalışma, çaba, gayret用功старанність, ретельністьمحنت مشقتsự chuyên cần用功

3 an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc. aanwendingطَلْـي، مَرْهَمкомпресobklad, přikládaný léksalve; omslagdas Auftragenαλοιφήaplicaciónsalvداروی مالیدنیvoideapplicationתְרוּפָהलगानाnamazati„külsőleg” (kenőcs)olesanáburður, smyrslapplicazione塗り薬외용약ant žaizdos dedami vaistai, pavilgas, tepalas(zāļu) lietošana; uzlikšanamenyapuzalfsårsalve; omslagopatrunekaplicaçãoalifieкомпресс, примочкаpriloženienanosnanetiomslag, förbandขี้ผึ้งmerhem塗敷物прикладанняمرہمthuốc mỡ涂敷物

apply oneself/one's mind

to give one's full attention or energy (to a task etc) If he would apply himself he could pass his exams.jou op iets toelêيَعْكِف عَلى، يَنْكَبُّсъсредоточавамsnažit se, věnovat se (čemu)koncentreresich bemühenπροσηλώνομαιaplicarse, dedicarse a(end) kokku võtmaتلاش کردن؛ پشتکار به خرج دادنkeskittyäs'appliquer (à)לְהַקדִיש אֶת מִרְצוֹ, לְהִתְמָסֵרदिमाग लगानाpotruditi sevmire összpontosítmengerahkan tenagaleggja sig fram, einbeita sérapplicarsi, dedicarsi～に専念する...에 전념하다susiimti, sutelkti pastangasnodarboties ar kaut ko; veltīt savu enerģiju kaut kammenumpukan perhatiantoeleggen op zichgjøre seg flidprzykładać siędedicar-sea se pune pe treabăприлагать усилияsnažiť saprizadevati sidati sve od sebeanstränga sigทำงานหนักkendini/dikkatini vermek專心спрямовувати свою увагуاستعمال کرناchuyên tâm专心