apply (English)

Etymology 1

From - aplier|lang=fro, (

fr|-

- lang=fr), from - applico|applicō|lang=la|join, fix, or attach to; from - |lang=la + - plicō|lang=la|fold, twist together. See - ply.

Pronunciation

  • en-us-apply.ogg
  • Rhymes: aɪ

    • Verb

    appl|i|ed

    To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);—with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.

    * {{quote-book

    |author=w:John_Dryden|John_Dryden |title=Translation of Virgil's Aeneid |passage=He said, and to the sword his throat applied. |year=1697}}

    To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

    To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.

    * Milton,

    *: Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied.

    To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.

    * 1611, wikipedia:Authorized_King_James_Version|Authorized_King_James_Version, Proverbs 23:12,

    *: Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

    To betake; to address; to refer;—used reflexively.

    * Johnson,

    *: I applied myself to him for help.

    To submit oneself as a candidate for.

  • I recently applied for a job as a bartender at the tavern.
  • Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.
  • Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.

    • To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

  • That rule only applies to foreigners.

    • Derived terms

  • appliance
  • applicable
  • application

    • Translations

    to lay or place

  • Finska - panna
    • , asettaa, levittää
  • Franska - appliquer
  • Ryska - прилагать
  • Ryska - прикладывать
  • Ryska - приложить

    • to put to use for a purpose

  • Arabiska - طبّق على
  • Arabiska - انطبق على
  • Bulgariska - употребявам
    • , прилагам
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 應用|sc=Hani, - 应用|tr=yìngyòng|sc=Hani, - 用|tr=yòng|sc=Hani
  • Holländska - toepassen
  • Esperanto - apliki
  • Finska - käyttää
  • Franska - appliquer
  • Tyska - anwenden
    • , verwenden, benutzen
  • Italienska - applicare
  • Japanska - 用いる
  • Persiska - بکار بردن
  • Persiska - درخواست دادن
  • Portugisiska - aplicar
    • , fazer valer
  • Ryska - использовать
  • Ryska - применять
  • Ryska - употреблять
  • Spanska - utilizar
    • , emplear, aplicar

    to make use of

  • Finska - soveltaa
    • , käyttää

    to engage diligently

  • Finska - herkistää
    • , altistaa

    to betake, address

  • Finska - uskoutua
    • , kääntyä jonkun puoleen

    to submit oneself as a candidate

  • Bulgariska - кандидатствам
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 申請|sc=Hani, - 申请|tr=shēnqǐng|sc=Hani
  • Finska - hakea
  • Franska - s'inscrire
  • Tyska - bewerben
    • (um etwas)
  • Ungerska - jelentkezik
  • Japanska - 申し込む
  • Ryska - обращаться
  • Ryska - заявлять
  • Ryska - подавать заявку
  • Ryska - подавать заявление
  • Spanska - presentarse
    • , optar
  • Svenska - söka
    • , ansöka

    to be relevant to a specified individual

  • Finska - koskea
    • , soveltaa
  • Ryska - применяться
  • Svenska - gälla

    • Etymology 2

    apple|y

    Pronunciation

  • - lang=en

    • Adjective

    appley

    References

    Anagrams

  • lappy#English|lappy
    • zh-min-nan:apply simple:apply

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