Apply

//əˈplaɪ//

Synonyms for "apply" (232 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (47)

enforce give put on use accouter accredit addict address administer affix allot ally appeal appertain apply for apply to appoint appropriate ascribe ask

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ask for assign associate attach attend attribute audition authorize bear beg beg leave bend beseech bespeak bestow bid bind blanket block bracket brook buckle down call for

Verb(4 words)

use appropriate attach brook

Strong matches (69)

Related words (116)

go go after grind handle hood identify implore importune impute indent inflict interrelate interview lay on lay over lend oneself link make make a request make a requisition

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Verb(10 words)

go for hold implement incline lend oneself practice put on smear utilise utilize

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

46 entries

act administer agree allot ask for bear on bespeak call for check come to commit compel concern consecrate correspond cover

Showing 16 of 46 words.

Antonyms

4 entries

give give up quit up

Synonyms

6 entries

enforce give lend oneself practice put on use

derived

22 entries

appliable appliance applicable applicant applicate application applicatory applier appliment apply oneself applyingly coapply deapply disapply misappliance misapply

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derived from

1 entries

apple

etymologically related_to

2 entries

applicant ply

form of

1 entries

appley

manner of

4 entries

denote give refer request

related to

96 entries

action address appliable appliance applicable applicant applicate application applier attach attempt attempt interview before before hiring before job betake

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similar

9 entries

employ give go for hold lend oneself practice use utilise utilize

Translations

173 translations across 40 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

طَبَّقَ verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Armenian

1 entries

կիրառել verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Bulgarian

3 entries

кандидатствам verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
прилагам verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
употребявам verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Cebuano

1 entries

aplay verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎢᎬᎾᏙᏗ verb (to lay or place)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

申請 /申请 verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

應用 /应用 verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
用 verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
申請 /申请 verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Czech

2 entries

platit verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)
přihlásit verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Danish

4 entries

anvende verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
benytte verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
bruge verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
gælde verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Dutch

4 entries

aanbrengen verb (to lay or place)
aanleggen verb (to lay or place)
aanvragen verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
gelden verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Esperanto

4 entries

alfiksi verb (to lay or place)
apliki verb (to lay or place)
apliki verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
apliki verb (to make use of)

Finnish

4 entries

altistaa verb (to work hard and diligently)
asettaa verb (to lay or place)
hakea verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
herkistää verb (to work hard and diligently)

French

4 entries

appliquer verb (to lay or place)
appliquer verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
appliquer verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)
postuler verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

German

4 entries

anwenden verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
anwenden verb (to make use of)
auflegen verb (to lay or place)
auftragen verb (to lay or place)

Hungarian

2 entries

alkalmaz verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
jelentkezik verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Ido

2 entries

aplikar verb (to lay or place)
aplikar verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Irish

2 entries

cuir i bhfeidhm verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
cuir suas verb (to lay or place)

Italian

3 entries

applicare verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
candidarsi verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
fare domanda verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Japanese

2 entries

用いる verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
申し込む verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Korean

4 entries

기울이다 verb (to work hard and diligently)
대다 verb (to lay or place)
신청하다 verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
쏟다 verb (to work hard and diligently)

Ladin

1 entries

aplicher verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Latin

2 entries

applico verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
applicō verb (to lay or place)

Macedonian

4 entries

иско́ристи verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
при́мени verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
при́мени verb (to make use of)
спро́веде verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

utria ndziani verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Māori

4 entries

ngaki verb (to work hard and diligently)
pani verb (to lay or place)
tono verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
whakahāngai verb (to make use of)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

utria ndziani verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Norwegian

1 entries

søke verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

anvende verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
gjelde verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

gjelde verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Persian

2 entries

بکار بردن verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
درخواست دادن verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Polish

4 entries

dotyczyć verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)
zastosować verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
zastosowywać verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
zgłosić się verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Portuguese

4 entries

aplicar verb (to lay or place)
aplicar verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
aplicar verb (to make use of)
aplicar-se verb (to work hard and diligently)

Russian

4 entries

быть примени́мым verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)
заявля́ть verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
испо́льзовать verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
обраща́ться verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)

Spanish

4 entries

aplicar verb (to lay or place)
aplicar verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
aplicar a verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
aplicar a verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Swedish

4 entries

anbringa verb (to lay or place)
ansöka verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
applicera verb (to lay or place)
gälla verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Tamil

2 entries

இடு verb (to lay or place)
பொருந்து verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Turkish

2 entries

başvurmak verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
geçerli olmak verb (to be relevant to a specified individual)

Ukrainian

4 entries

вжи́ти verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
вжива́ти verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
ви́користати verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
використо́вувати verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)

Venetan

1 entries

métar verb (to lay or place)

Vietnamese

4 entries

áp dụng verb (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ, utilize)
áp dụng verb (to make use of)
ứng cử verb (to submit oneself as a candidate)
ứng dụng verb (to make use of)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You should apply for that post.

Source: tatoeba (16579)

What you have said doesn't apply to you.

Source: tatoeba (17149)

What you said does not apply to this case.

Source: tatoeba (17208)

Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.

Source: tatoeba (18081)

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