APPLY
\ɐplˈa͡ɪ], \ɐplˈaɪ], \ɐ_p_l_ˈaɪ]\
Definitions of APPLY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"
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apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
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give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
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ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
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avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
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apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
By Princeton University
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refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"
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apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
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give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
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ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
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avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
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apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.
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To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.
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To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
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To direct or address.
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To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
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To visit.
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To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
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To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.
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To ply; to move.
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To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).
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To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); - with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
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To betake; to address; to refer; - used reflexively.
By Oddity Software
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To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.
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To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.
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To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
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To direct or address.
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To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
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To visit.
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To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
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To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.
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To ply; to move.
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To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).
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To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); - with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
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To betake; to address; to refer; - used reflexively.
By Noah Webster.
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To bring into contact with something; lay on; to put into practice; to devote to a particular purpose; to fix attentively, as the mind.
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To ask; to petition; to request; to have some connection; as; their remarks do not apply to you.
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Appplied.
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Applying.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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