Wondering how to hyphenate the English word apply? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Put into service Make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose Use your head! We only use Spanish at home I can't use this tool Apply a magnetic field here This thinking was applied to many projects How do you utilize this tool? I apply this rule to get good results Use the plastic bags to store the food He doesn't know how to use a computer |
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Be pertinent or relevant or applicable The same laws apply to you! This theory holds for all irrational numbers The same rules go for everyone |
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Ask (for something) He applied for a leave of absence She applied for college Apply for a job |
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Apply to a surface She applied paint to the back of the house Put on make-up! |
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Be applicable to As to an analysis This theory lends itself well to our new data |
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Give or convey physically She gave him First Aid I gave him a punch in the nose |
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Avail oneself to Apply a principle Practice a religion Use care when going down the stairs Use your common sense Practice non-violent resistance |
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Ensure observance of laws and rules Apply the rules to everyone |
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Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing He applied this racial slur to me! |
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Apply oneself to Please apply yourself to your homework |
| verb | use, utilize, utilise, employ |
| verb | hold, go for, refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
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| verb | request, bespeak, call for, quest |
| verb | put on, cover |
| verb | lend oneself
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| verb | give, distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
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| verb | practice, use |
| verb | enforce, implement, compel, oblige, obligate |
| verb | denote, refer |
| verb | give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote |