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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- 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
- 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
- apply :ask (for something)
- He applied for a leave of absence|She applied for college|apply for a job
- apply :apply to a surface
- She applied paint to the back of the house|Put on make-up!
- apply :be applicable to; as to an analysis
- This theory lends itself well to our new data
- apply :give or convey physically
- She gave him First Aid|I gave him a punch in the nose
- 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
- apply :ensure observance of laws and rules
- Apply the rules to everyone