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apply

ap·ply
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-plahy]
    • /əˈplaɪ/
    • /əˈplaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-plahy]
    • /əˈplaɪ/

Definitions of apply word

  • verb apply If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it. 3
  • verb apply If you apply yourself to something or apply your mind to something, you concentrate hard on doing it or on thinking about it. 3
  • verb apply If something such as a rule or a remark applies to a person or in a situation, it is relevant to the person or the situation. 3
  • verb apply If you apply something such as a rule, system, or skill, you use it in a situation or activity. 3
  • verb apply A name that is applied to someone or something is used to refer to them. 3
  • verb apply If you apply something to a surface, you put it on or rub it into the surface. 3

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Origin of apply

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ap(p)lien < Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)lier < Latin applicāre, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + plicāre to fold; see ply2

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Parts of speech for Apply

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

apply popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

apply usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for apply

verb apply

  • handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
  • administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
  • implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
  • utilize — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.

Antonyms for apply

verb apply

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

Top questions with apply

  • how to apply eye-shadow?
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  • how to apply for a passport?
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  • how to apply for unemployment?
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