"Apple" meaning in English

See Apple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæ.pəl/ Forms: Apples [plural]
enPR: ă'pəl Rhymes: -æpəl Etymology: From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Apple (countable and uncountable, plural Apples)
  1. (with "the") A nickname for New York City, usually “the Big Apple”. Tags: countable, uncountable, with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-name-PtVPYUG2
  2. (trademark) A company/corporation.
    The company Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, that produces computers and other digital devices, and sells and produces multimedia content.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Organizations Translations (Apple Inc.): أَبْل (ʔabl) [masculine] (Arabic), Էփլ (Ēpʻl) (Armenian), Е́пъл (Épǎl) (Bulgarian), 蘋果公司 (Chinese Mandarin), 苹果公司 (Píngguǒ gōngsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Apple (Georgian), ეფლი (epli) (Georgian), Apple (German), ऍपल (ĕpal) (Hindi), アップル (Appuru) (Japanese), 애플 (Aepeul) (Korean), Apple Computer (Nahuatl), Ákáʼátʼįįł (Navajo), اپل (apel) (Persian), Apple [feminine] (Portuguese), Э́пл (Épl) [feminine] (Russian), ஆப்பிள் நிறுவனம் (āppiḷ niṟuvaṉam) (Tamil), Apple (Turkish), Apple [masculine] (Welsh)
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  3. (trademark) A company/corporation.
    A multimedia corporation (Apple Corps) and record company (Apple Records) founded by the Beatles.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organizations
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  4. (rare, countable) A female given name from English. Tags: countable, rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Apple Inc., Mobile phones, Organizations
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  5. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Apple scruff

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.pəl/ Forms: Apples [plural]
enPR: ă'pəl Rhymes: -æpəl Etymology: From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Apple (plural Apples)
  1. A computer produced by the company Apple Inc. Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Organizations
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-noun-dixDZmqd Disambiguation of Apple Inc.: 3 40 9 13 1 33 Disambiguation of Organizations: 2 22 30 25 1 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 23 23 26 3 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 33 17 17 3 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 8 22 22 22 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 25 27 16 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 26 17 29 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 28 16 26 3 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 26 17 28 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 4 26 16 28 4 22

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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