"apply oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-us-apply oneself.ogg , en-au-apply oneself.ogg Forms: applies oneself [present, singular, third-person], applying oneself [participle, present], applied oneself [participle, past], applied oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} apply oneself (third-person singular simple present applies oneself, present participle applying oneself, simple past and past participle applied oneself)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of strive: to work hard, to complete an activity with good effort and focus. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: strive [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-apply_oneself-en-verb-IpdCHOOu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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