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apply

English

  1. 🔊 ask (for something)
    “He applied for a leave of absence”
  2. 🔊 refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
    “He applied this racial slur to me!”
  3. 🔊 apply oneself to
    “Please apply yourself to your homework”
  4. 🔊 be pertinent or relevant or applicable
    “The same laws apply to you!”
  5. 🔊 apply to a surface
    “She applied paint to the back of the house”
  6. 🔊 give or convey physically
    “She gave him First Aid”
  7. 🔊 avail oneself to
    “apply a principle”
  8. 🔊 be applicable to
    “This theory lends itself well to our new data”
  9. 🔊 ensure observance of laws and rules
    “Apply the rules to everyone”
  10. 🔊 put into service
    “use your head!”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 aplicar to apply, to hold true
  2. 🔊 acudir to apply, appeal [with a ‘to’] (a court, government department, commission, etc.)

Similar words

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