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verboadjetivocorriente en diálogos

  • Reino Unido/[əˈplaɪ]/
  • Reino Unido/[əˈplɑj]/
  • Canadá/[əˈplaɪ]/
  • //əˈplaɪ//
  • /[əˈpləj]/
  • //ˈæp(ə)li//

To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

verbo

  1. 1

    To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

    to apply cream to a rash

    He said, and to the sword his throat applied.

  2. 2

    To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

    to apply funds to the repayment of a debt

  3. 3

    To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant.

    We need to apply the skills we’ve learned to solve this problem.

    Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied.

  4. 4

    To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently or with attention.

    Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  5. 5

    To work diligently and attentively.

    My parents say I could do well in school if I would apply myself.

  6. 6

    To address oneself; to refer.

    sacred vows […] applied to grisly Pluto

    On applying to the assessors, I am surprised to learn that they cannot at once name a dozen in the town who own their farms free and clear.

  7. 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).

    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.

    Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.

    Southern Pacific Communications Co. (SP) has applied to the FCC for approval of the first coast-to-coast digital data transmission service.

  8. 8

    To pertain or be relevant.

    That rule only applies to foreigners.

  9. 9

    obsoletoTo busy; to keep at work; to ply.

    She was no less skillful in applying his humours.

  10. 10

    obsoletoTo visit.

    His armour was so clear, And he applied each place so fast, that like a lightning thrown Out of the shield of Jupiter, in every eye he shone.

Etimología

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin applicō Old French applierbor. Middle English aplien English apply Inherited from Middle English aplien, borrowed from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from ad- + plicō (“fold; arrive”). See applicant, ply.

adjetivo

  1. 1

    Variante de appleyAlternative spelling of appley.

Etimología

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl Proto-Germanic *aplaz Proto-West Germanic *applu Old English æppel Middle English appel English apple English -y English apply From apple + -y.

Formas

comparativo
more apply
superlativo
most apply
pasado
applied
participio
applied
gerundio
applying
3.ª persona del singular
applies
Las páginas vecinasEl orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.

Contenido léxico procedente de Wiktionary, bajo licencia CC BY-SA 4.0 · Entrada de origen · Versión de los datos 2026-08-23

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