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    apply
    /əˈplʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. make a formal application or request: "you need to apply to the local authority for a grant" Similar put in an applicationput intrybid
    • 2. be applicable or relevant: "prices do not apply to public holiday periods" Similar be relevanthave relevance tohave a bearing onbear on

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  2. 1. : to have relevance or a valid connection. This rule applies to freshmen only. 2. : to make an appeal or request especially in the form of a written application. apply for a job. applier. ə-ˈplī (-ə)r. noun.

  3. APPLY definition: 1. to request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form: 2…. Learn more.

  4. If you apply something such as a rule, system, or skill, you use it in a situation or activity. The Government appears to be applying the same principle. [VERB noun] His project is concerned with applying the technology to practical business problems.

  5. Apply definition: to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent. See examples of APPLY used in a sentence.

  6. Apply means to put on a surface, like to apply makeup to your face before work. Apply also means to ask in a formal way. Long before you applied the makeup, you had to apply for the job.

  7. APPLY meaning: 1. to request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form: 2…. Learn more.

  8. 1. to make use of as relevant or suitable: to apply a theory to a problem. 2. to put to use: to apply pressure to open a door. 3. to use (a label or other designation): Don't apply that term to me. 4. to assign to a specific purpose: applied part of his salary to savings. 5. to put into effect: applied the rules.

  9. [transitive] to use something or make something work in a particular situation. apply something to apply political pressure. The challenge allows students to apply economic principles they learn in class. to apply economic sanctions. to apply a test/method/technique/approach/rule.

  10. apply. verb. /əˈplaɪ/. Verb Forms. for job/school. [intransitive, transitive] to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, admission to (= permission to enter) a college or university, etc.

  11. APPLY definition: 1. to ask officially for something, often by writing: 2. to affect or relate to a particular…. Learn more.

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