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Definisjon av apply

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Verb
apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
bespeak, request, call for, quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
put in, submit make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
apply - 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"
hold, go for
lend oneself, apply be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
have-to doe with, concern, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, relate, refer, touch be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
apply - refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"
denote, refer have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
devote, consecrate, dedicate, commit, give set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
apply - 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"
use, utilize, utilise, employ
devote, consecrate, dedicate, commit, give set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
pull out all the stops use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"
assign, put select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
ply use diligently; "ply your wits!"
address adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
waste become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
misapply, misuse apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
avail use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"
overuse, overdrive make use of too often or too extensively
cannibalise, cannibalize use parts of something to repair something else
reprocess, reuse, recycle use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
exploit, work use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
exploit, tap use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
strain, extend use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
exert, exercise put to use; "exert one's power or influence"
enjoy have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"
take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
share communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"
put to work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
implement apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"
resort, recur, fall back happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
apply - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
put on
cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
dab, swab, swob hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
daub cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
gum exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"
dress arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
cream add cream to one's coffee, for example
cold-cream put cold cream on one's face
putty apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash"
sponge on apply with a sponge; "The painter sponged on his washes"
clap on, slam on, slap on apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall"
apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
practice, use
utilise, employ, utilize, use, apply convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
enforce, implement
exempt, free, relieve grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
execute, run sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
execute sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
lend oneself
defy, refuse, resist challenge; "I dare you!"
go for, apply, hold ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
apply - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
give
give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
shell out, parcel out, deal out, mete out, dole out, dish out, lot, allot, dispense, administer, distribute, deal divide into lots, as of land, for example
tread brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
administer give or apply (medications)
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Verb
apply - 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.
apply - 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.
apply - 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.
apply - To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
apply - To betake; to address; to refer;—used reflexively.
apply - To submit oneself as a candidate for.
apply - To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

Adjektiv
apply - Alternative spelling of appley.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • apply
    To employ an object, often to reach a certain goal; to put into service.
  • apply
    To have effectiveness or legal force, to be applicable.
  • apply
    Apply to another thing (e.g. a surface).
  • apply
    To ask (for something, e.g. a job, college, etc.).
  • apply
    To avail oneself to (e.g. a principle, a religion, common sense, etc.).

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) apply
  • Presens: apply / applies
  • Preteritum: applied
  • Perfektum: (have) applied

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