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apply

/əˈplaɪ/ verbo A2

En español: aplicar, aplicarse, dirigirse, presentarse para

  1. To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) (transitive) · to apply cream to a rash
  2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case (transitive) · to apply funds to the repayment of a debt
  3. To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant. (transitive) · We need to apply the skills we’ve learned to solve this problem.
  4. To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently or with attention. (transitive)
  5. To work diligently and attentively. · My parents say I could do well in school if I would apply myself.
  6. To address oneself; to refer. (transitive)
  7. To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position). (intransitive) · I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.· Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.
  8. To pertain or be relevant. (intransitive) · That rule only applies to foreigners.

He/she/it applies · Pasado applied · Participio pasado applied · Forma en -ing applying

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
apply
He/she/it
applies
Pasado
applied
Participio pasado
applied
Forma en -ing
applying

De la biblioteca

For twenty minutes or more he continued his researches, measuring with the most exact care the distance between marks which were entirely invisible to me, and occasionally applying his tape to the walls in an equally incomprehensible manner.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 34 · B2
I am simply applying to ordinary life a few of those precepts of observation and deduction which I advocated in that article.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 37 · B2
You see I have a lot of special knowledge which I apply to the problem, and which facilitates matters wonderfully.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 20 · B2
“Apply to the steward on the first day of every month, and you will receive the same sum.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 685 · C1

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