✅ To be relevant 📝 To request ⚙️ To use 🎨 To put on 🏷️ To use a term

to apply

49 3.5

Use a word to refer to a person or thing

verb
/əˈplaɪ/

: aplicar a

My first life was in the theater, so I kind of apply some of those techniques to restaurants.
apply the term

So raw is a term that applies to food.

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Examples

It means that he is saying I am going to apply this as a principle to everything.
And so you can apply that to any relationship in your life.
I mean, if you apply enough, I think color does come through.
So how do you now think about labels that you apply to yourself?
Well, that test proves what you can do... when you apply yourself.

Beneath the Darkness (2012)
The "credibility factor" was a standard many teens applied to media content.

Academic text (1999)
Leaders issuing orders to highly specialized soldiers must apply modern management techniques to achieve maximum efficiency.

Academic text (1990)
I believe one should apply this sentiment of gratitude and loyalty to every aspect of our lives.

Love & Friendship (2016)
Recovery is about a set of values related to human living applied to the pursuit of health and wellness.

Academic text (2008)
You can apply this concept to your daily routine to improve your productivity.

Synonyms

to call

vsto apply

∞ 1.0

To give a name to someone or something and sometimes to say they are a certain kind

uses a word to point to someone rather than giving a title

to name

vsto apply

∞ 1.0

To give a word people use to identify someone or something

uses a word to point to someone rather than formally assigning it

to label

vsto apply

213 2.2

To describe someone with a single word or short term

uses a word to point to someone without classifying them

to refer

vsto apply

94 3.0

Use a word, name or symbol to show what something is

uses a word to point to a person or thing specifically

to term

vsto apply

Formal

53 3.9

To call something by a particular name

uses a word to point to a person or thing in regular speech

to denominate

vsto apply

1 7.7

To give a name to a person or thing

uses a word in reference without assigning a new title

Phrasal Verbs

to apply for

208 1.4

To officially ask for something like a job or a visa

to apply oneself to

41 4.2

To work hard and focus on a task

to apply oneself

10 3.9

To work hard and give your full attention to a task

How Appropriate

to designate

77 4.4

to apply

49 3.5

label

187 1.0

to call

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

apply infinitive

applied past

applied past participle

applying present participle

applies third person singular

Etymology

Apply comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and plicare 'to press or attach', so it once meant 'to attach'. That is why to apply a name or label is to 'attach' that word to a person or thing.