to apply
- verb
- /əˈplaɪ/
- Could these characteristics apply to your life too?
- the same applies
- applies equally
- applies only
What does it actually apply to in Mills View?
- What does it actually apply to in Mills View?
- It's a terrible model, but it applies so precisely.
- Those rules do not apply to mass firings.
- Certainly, this skill does not only apply right here and right now.
- That's not that shouldn't apply to you, right?
- And the ADA hasn't historically applied to air travel.
- I don't think the the research applies necessarily.
- So question on arcane discipline as it applies to the team roles.
- The Supreme Court interpreted that not to apply to private actors.
- The word loyalty does not apply in these situations.
- It's not a force that just applies to your own cognition.
Examples
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That is technology that directly applies to space mining.
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That does not apply to this.
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Does that apply to technical units, sir?
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Or is that, does that just apply to divorce?
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And how does it apply to soccer?
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On the other hand, specific adaptations apply to particular students and lessons or activities.
Academic text (2013) -
All right, so this theorem applies to all games of this form.
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We can help students think mathematically and apply such thinking to the world around them.
Academic text (2011) -
And if you're about to graduate like me and Drew that especially applies to you.
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The rules apply to everyone attending the meeting.
Synonyms
To match or go well with something
To remain true or valid in a situation
To be true for someone or something
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Etymology
Apply comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and plicare 'to press or attach', which gives the idea of 'being attached to' something. That's why when a rule or idea applies to you, it is 'attached' to your situation and is relevant.