apply

== English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English aplien, borrowed from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from ad- + plicō (“fold; arrive”). See applicant, ply. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /əˈplaɪ/ (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [əˈplaɪ] (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): [əˈplɑj] (Canada) IPA(key): [əˈplaɪ] (dialectal) IPA(key): [əˈpləj] (Australian) IPA(key): [əˈplɑɪ] Rhymes: -aɪ Hyphenation: ap‧ply ==== Verb ==== apply (third-person singular simple present applies, present participle applying, simple past and past participle applied) (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case Synonyms: appropriate, devote, use (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant. (transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently or with attention. Synonyms: attach, incline (reflexive) To work diligently and attentively. (transitive, usually reflexive) To address oneself; to refer. (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). (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant. Synonym: extend (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply. (obsolete) To visit. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: aplay ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From apple + -y. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈæp(ə)li/ ==== Adjective ==== apply (comparative more apply, superlative most apply) Alternative spelling of appley. === References === “apply”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === lappy