apply
Meaning of apply
verb
- To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
to apply cream to a rash
- To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
to apply funds to the repayment of a debt
- To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative
We need to apply the skills we've learned to solve this problem
- To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
- To to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
- To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.
- To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
That rule only applies to foreigners.
- To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
- To visit.
- Resembling apples, apple-like.
- Of, or pertaining to, apples.
Information about apply
- The plural form of apply is: applies.
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Hyphenation of apply
ap-ply
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- apply is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
apply synonyms
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Meaning :
appropriate, devote, attach, incline
Translation of apply
- French: utiliser, employer, user, appliquer
- German: benutzen, nutzen, gebrauchen, verwenden, benützen, nützen, einsetzen, gelten, auftragen
- Spanish: usar, utilizar, emplear, valer, aplicar, solicitar, demandar
- Portuguese: utilizar, valer, aplicar
- Italian: usare, utilizzare, impiegare, adoperare, valere, applicarsi, applicare, iscriversi
Words that rhyme with apply
disapply, misapply, nonapply, preapply, reapply, cripply, ripply, stipply, tipply, popply, topply, oversupply, presupply, resupply, supply, undersupply, unsupply
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