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applying

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 applying word

  • verb with object applying to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem. 1
  • verb with object applying to put to use, especially for a particular purpose: to apply pressure to open a door. 1
  • verb with object applying to bring into action; use; employ: He applied the brakes and skidded to a stop. 1
  • verb with object applying to use a label or other designation: Don't apply any such term to me. 1
  • verb with object applying to use for or assign to a specific purpose: He applied a portion of his salary each week to savings. 1
  • verb with object applying to put into effect: They applied the rules to new members only. 1
See all 16 definitions of applying

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Origin of applying

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 Applying

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Applying

applying 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".

applying usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for applying

adjective applying

  • using — to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities.

noun applying

  • creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
  • dosing — a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
  • application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
All 4 Synonyms of applying

Top questions with applying

  • why are you applying for this position?
  • why are you applying for this position answers?

Related words

  • purchase

    to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.

  • 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.

  • linear operator

    a mathematical operator with the property that applying it to a linear combination of two objects yields the same linear combination as the result of applying it to the objects separately.

  • single standard

    a single set of principles or rules applying to everyone, as a single moral code applying to both men and women, especially in sexual behavior. Compare double standard.

  • waxing

    Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.

  • -wide

    -wide combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something exists or happens throughout the place or area that the noun refers to.
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