Meaning

10 senses
  1. (transitive)To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

    to apply cream to a rash

    auftragen, auflegen

    прилага́тьprilagátʹ, прикла́дыватьprikládyvatʹ, приложи́тьpriložítʹ

  2. (transitive)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

    anwenden, verwenden, benutzen

    испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ, применя́тьprimenjátʹ, примени́тьprimenítʹ

    застосо́вуватиzastosóvuvaty, застосува́тиzastosuváty, використо́вуватиvykorystóvuvaty

    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

  3. (transitive)To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant.

    We need to apply the skills we’ve learned to solve this problem.

    anwenden

    применя́тьсяprimenjátʹsja

  4. (transitive)To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently or with attention.

  5. (reflexive)To work diligently and attentively.

    My parents say I could do well in school if I would apply myself.

    sich anstrengen

    стара́тьсяstarátʹsja

  6. (reflexive, transitive, usually)To address oneself; to refer.

    avail oneself to

  7. (intransitive)To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" 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.

    Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.

    sich bewerben (um etwas)

    обраща́тьсяobraščátʹsja, заявля́тьzajavljátʹ, подава́ть зая́вкуpodavátʹ zajávku

    звертатисьzvertatysʹ

  8. (intransitive)To pertain or be relevant.

    That rule only applies to foreigners.

    gelten, zutreffen

    применя́тьсяprimenjátʹsja, быть примени́мымbytʹ primenímym, подходи́тьpodxodítʹ

    стосува́тисяstosuvátysja

    be pertinent or relevant or applicable

  9. (obsolete)To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

  10. (obsolete)To visit.

Examples

844 sentences
  1. This does not apply to students.

    Це не стосується учнів.

    ruЭто не касается учеников.

    deDies gilt nicht für die Studenten.

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  2. He applied himself to the study of music.

    Він присвятив себе вивченню музики.

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  3. How does this apply?

    Яке це має значення?

    ruКак это применяется?

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  4. This law applies to everybody.

    Цей закон стосується всіх.

    ruЭтот закон касается всех.

    deDieses Gesetz gilt für jeden.

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  5. This rule does not apply.

    Це правило тут не діє.

    ruЭто правило не действует.

    deDiese Regel kommt nicht zur Anwendung.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case — see also use, employ, utilize:
to submit oneself as a candidate:
to be relevant to a specified individual:
Русский
By meaning 6
to lay or place; to put (one thing to another):
to put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case — see also use, employ, utilize:
to make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant:
to work diligently and attentively:
to submit oneself as a candidate:
to be relevant to a specified individual:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
to lay or place; to put (one thing to another):
to put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case — see also use, employ, utilize:
to work diligently and attentively:
to submit oneself as a candidate:
to be relevant to a specified individual:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English aplien, borrowed from Old French applier, from Latin applicō

Inherited from Middle English aplien, borrowed from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from ad- + plicō (“fold; arrive”). See applicant, ply.

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Forms

applies, applying, applied, applied
Base formapply · to apply
3rd person singularapplies
Present participleapplying
Past simpleapplied
Past participleapplied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyapply
he, she, itapplies

Past simpleLesson

all personsapplied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave applied
he, she, ithas applied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill apply

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • applied for a
  • apply for the
  • to apply for
  • apply for that
  • has applied for
  • already applied for
  • should apply for
  • rule doesn't apply
  • planning to apply
  • going to apply
  • like to apply
  • already applied

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apply — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto