Definitions for APPLY
əˈplaɪap·p·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. use, utilize, utilise, apply, employverb

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

   "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

2. apply, hold, go forverb

   be pertinent or relevant or applicable

   "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

3. applyverb

   ask (for something)

   "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"

4. put on, applyverb

   apply to a surface

   "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

5. lend oneself, applyverb

   be applicable to; as to an analysis

   "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

6. give, applyverb

   give or convey physically

   "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

7. practice, apply, useverb

   avail oneself to

   "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

8. enforce, implement, applyverb

   ensure observance of laws and rules

   "Apply the rules to everyone";

9. applyverb

   refer (a word or name) to a person or thing

   "He applied this racial slur to me!"

10. applyverb

    apply oneself to

    "Please apply yourself to your homework"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To APPLYverb

   Etymology: applico, Lat.

   1. To put one thing to another.

   He said, and to the sword his throat applied. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. To lay medicaments upon a wound.

   Apply some speedy cure, prevent our fate,
   And succour nature ere it be too late. Joseph Addison, Ovid’s Met.

   God has addressed every passion of our nature, applied remedies to every weakness, warned us of every enemy. John Rogers.

   3. To make use of as relative or suitable to something.

   This brought the death of your father into remembrance, and I repeated the verses which I formerly applied to him. John Dryden, Fables, Ded.

   4. To put to a certain use.

   The profits thereof might be applied towards the support of the year. Edward Hyde.

   5. To use as means to an end.

   These glorious beings are instruments in the hands of God, who applies their services, and governs their actions, and disposes even their wills and affections. John Rogers.

   6. To fix the mind upon; to study; with to.

   Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. Prov. xxiii. 12.

   Every man is conscious to himself that he thinks; and that which his mind is applied about, whilst thinking, is the ideas that are there. John Locke.

   It is a sign of a capacious mind, when the mind can apply itself to several objects with a swift succession. Isaac Watts.

   7. To have recourse to, as a solicitor or petitioner; with to.

   I had no thoughts of applying to any but himself; he desired I would speak to others. Jonathan Swift.

   8. To endeavour to work upon.

   God knows every faculty and passion, and in what manner they can most successfully be applied to. John Rogers.

   9. To ply; to busy; to keep at work: an antiquated sense.

   She was skilful in applying his humours; never suffering fear to fall to despair, nor hope to hasten to assurance. Philip Sidney.

   Far away they spy’d
   A varlet running towards hastily,
   Whose flying feet so fast their way apply’d,
   That round about a cloud of dust did fly. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apply

   In mathematics and computer science, apply is a function that applies a function to arguments. It is central to programming languages derived from lambda calculus, such as LISP and Scheme, and also in functional languages. It has a role in the study of the denotational semantics of computer programs, because it is a continuous function on complete partial orders. Apply is also a continuous function in homotopy theory, and, indeed underpins the entire theory: it allows a homotopy deformation to be viewed as a continuous path in the space of functions. Likewise, valid mutations (refactorings) of computer programs can be seen as those that are "continuous" in the Scott topology. The most general setting for apply is in category theory, where it is right adjoint to currying in closed monoidal categories. A special case of this are the Cartesian closed categories, whose internal language is simply typed lambda calculus.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apply

   The general definition of "apply" is to put to use, utilize, or implement something in a specific context or situation. It can also mean to make a formal request or submit an application for something such as a job, program, or permit.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Applyverb

   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

2. Applyverb

   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

3. Applyverb

   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

4. Applyverb

   to fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline

5. Applyverb

   to direct or address

6. Applyverb

   to betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively

7. Applyverb

   to busy; to keep at work; to ply

8. Applyverb

   to visit

9. Applyverb

   to suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case

10. Applyverb

    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

11. Applyverb

    to ply; to move

12. Applyverb

    to apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to)

13. Etymology: [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist together. See Applicant, Ply.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apply

   In mathematics and computer science, Apply is a function that applies functions to arguments. It is central to programming languages derived from lambda calculus, such as LISP and Scheme, and also in functional languages. In particular, it has a role in the study of the denotational semantics of computer programs, because it is a continuous function on complete partial orders. In category theory, Apply is important in Cartesian closed categories, where it is a universal morphism, right adjoint to currying.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apply

   ap-plī′, v.t. to lay or put to: to administer a remedy: to bring a general law to bear on particular circumstances: (obs.) to ascribe: to employ: to fix the mind on: to bring (a ship) to land.—v.i. to suit or agree: to have recourse to: to make request: (Milton) to assign or impute blame to:—pr.p. apply′ing; pa.p. applīed′.—adj. Applī′able, that may be applied: compliant, well disposed.—ns. Applī′ableness; Applī′ance, anything applied: means used: (Shak.) compliance.—ns. Applicabil′ity, Ap′plicableness.—adj. Ap′plicable, that may be applied: suitable.—adv. Ap′plicably.—n. Ap′plicant, one who applies: a petitioner.—adj. Ap′plicate, put to practical use, applied.—n. Applicā′tion, the act of applying, e.g. the administration of a remedy: diligence: employment, use of anything in special regard to something else, as in the 'application' of a story to real life, the lesson or moral of a fable: close thought or attention: request: a kind of needlework, appliqué: (obs.) compliance.—adj. Ap′plicative, put into actual use in regard to anything: practical.—adj. and n. Ap′plicatory, having the property of applying. [O. Fr. aplier—L. applicāre, ātum—ad, to, plicāre, -ātum, to fold.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apply

   To use for a specific purpose.

   They did apply the law of logic and progression when deciding they would let go of their application forms as part of their interview process.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Administer
   • Devote
   • Refer
   • Request

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'APPLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1318

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'APPLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1464

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'APPLY' in Verbs Frequency: #116

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How to pronounce APPLY?

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   British

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   Australian

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   Australian

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How to say APPLY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of APPLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of APPLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of APPLY in a Sentence

1. Andrej Babis:

   We only want to apply rules used by 18 (European Union) countries already, nobody wants to censor the internet. It is aimed against gambling companies that do not pay taxes.

2. Bobby Chesney:

   It makes sense that when we end our engagement in Afghanistan, we would have to apply some version of the rules that apply for everywhere else.

3. Rod Breslau:

   Fortnite Season 10 is coming to an end, and all of this is hype for Season 11, instead of just the standard update approach that Epic does for Fortnite... which is going down for a few hours to apply an update, Epic has created an entire marketing and social media campaign, along with a narrative story around it.

4. Masahiro Kami:

   Abe could apply the law by re-interpreting it. He's good at that.

5. Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano:

   We urge the military justice system to act swiftly and if it finds them responsible to apply the maximum penalty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=APPLY
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=APPLY
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apply
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/APPLY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=APPLY
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=APPLY
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=APPLY