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apply
English
- 🔊 ask (for something)“He applied for a leave of absence”
- 🔊 refer (a word or name) to a person or thing“He applied this racial slur to me!”
- 🔊 apply oneself to“Please apply yourself to your homework”
- 🔊 be pertinent or relevant or applicable“The same laws apply to you!”
- 🔊 apply to a surface“She applied paint to the back of the house”
- 🔊 give or convey physically“She gave him First Aid”
- 🔊 avail oneself to“apply a principle”
- 🔊 be applicable to“This theory lends itself well to our new data”
- 🔊 ensure observance of laws and rules“Apply the rules to everyone”
- 🔊 put into service“use your head!”
Spanish
- 🔊 aplicar to apply, to hold true
- 🔊 acudir to apply, appeal [with a ‘to’] (a court, government department, commission, etc.)