application
The act of physically applying or laying onThe act of physically applying or laying on.
» Help me fill out this application form.
Допоможіть мені заповнити цю анкету.
Meaning
12 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of physically applying or laying on.
The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
Anwendung
примене́ниеprimenénije, приложе́ниеpriložénije
the work of applying something
(countable, uncountable)The substance applied.
(countable, uncountable)The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
Anwendung
примене́ниеprimenénije
застосува́нняzastosuvánnja, вжива́нняvžyvánnja
(countable, uncountable)The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.
Anwendung
примене́ниеprimenénije
застосува́нняzastosuvánnja, вжива́нняvžyvánnja
(countable, uncountable)A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
This application can connect to most social networks.
Anwendung, Applikation, App
приложе́ниеpriložénije, програ́ммаprográmma
застосу́нокzastosúnok, дода́токdodátok, програ́маprohráma
(countable, uncountable)A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
Antrag, Bewerbung
заявле́ниеzajavlénije, хода́тайствоxodátajstvo, про́сьбаprósʹba
зая́ваzajáva, зая́вкаzajávka, зве́рненняzvérnennja
a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
(countable, uncountable)A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.
Antrag
(countable, uncountable)The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
Beantragen, Beantragung
(countable, uncountable)Diligence; close thought or attention.
(countable, uncountable)A kind of needlework; appliqué.
(countable, uncountable)The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Compliance.
Examples
304 sentencesHelp me fill out this application form.
Допоможіть мені заповнити цю анкету.
Tom can't figure out how to fill out this application form.
Том не може зрозуміти, як заповнювати цю заявку.
His application was rejected.
Його подання було відхилено.
ruЕго не приняли.
His application went through.
Його заява пройшла.
Tom filled out the application form.
deTom füllte das Antragsformular aus.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Late Middle English applicacioun, borrowed from Old French aplicacion (French applicaFrom Late Middle English applicacioun, borrowed from Old French aplicacion (French application), from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō (“attachment; application, inclination”), from applicō (“join to, attach; apply”). Equivalent to apply + -ication.
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Forms
plural: applications| Singular | application |
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regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- a diligent effort:diligence
- the work of applying something:coatingcovering
- the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose:practical application
- a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task:application programapplications programme
- liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin:lotion
Word family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2CV and cover letter — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- application form
- the application form
- this application form
- out this application
- out the application
- application form in
- an an application