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Verb apply has 10 senses
- use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ - put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of 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"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- apply, hold, go for - 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"
--2 is one way to refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
--3 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
They apply to move
- put on, apply - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
--4 is one way to cover
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- lend oneself, apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- give, apply - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
--6 is one way to distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- practice, apply, use - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- enforce, implement, apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
--8 is one way to compel, oblige, obligate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- apply - refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"
--9 is one way to denote, refer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
- apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
--10 is one way to give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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