"apply" meaning in English

See apply in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæp(ə)li/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apply.wav Forms: more apply [comparative], most apply [superlative]
Etymology: From apple + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apple|y}} apple + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} apply (comparative more apply, superlative most apply)
  1. Alternative spelling of appley Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: appley
    Sense id: en-apply-en-adj-en:appley
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /əˈplaɪ/, [əˈplaɪ] [Received-Pronunciation, US], [əˈplɑj] [British, Southern, Standard], [əˈplaɪ] [Canada], [əˈpləj] [dialectal], [əˈplɑɪ] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-apply.ogg Forms: applies [present, singular, third-person], applying [participle, present], applied [participle, past], applied [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Middle English aplien, applien, from Old French applier, (French appliquer), from Latin applicō (“join, fix, or attach to”); from ad + plicō (“fold, twist together”). See applicant, ply. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|aplien}} Middle English aplien, {{der|en|fro|applier}} Old French applier, {{cog|fr|appliquer}} French appliquer, {{der|en|la|applicō||join, fix, or attach to}} Latin applicō (“join, fix, or attach to”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} apply (third-person singular simple present applies, present participle applying, simple past and past participle applied)
  1. (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) Tags: transitive Translations (to lay or place): ᎢᎬᎾᏙᏗ (igvnadodi) (Cherokee), aanbrengen (Dutch), aanleggen (Dutch), apliki (Esperanto), alfiksi (english: fasten, stick on) (Esperanto), levittää (english: cream etc.) (Finnish), panna (Finnish), asettaa (Finnish), laittaa (Finnish), appliquer (French), auftragen (German), auflegen (German), aplikar (Ido), cuir suas (Irish), 대다 (daeda) (Korean), applicō (Latin), pani (note: of medicine, ointments etc.) (Maori), aplicar (Portuguese), прилага́ть (prilagátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прикла́дывать (prikládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), приложи́ть (priložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), aplicar (Spanish), applicera (Swedish), anbringa (Swedish), métar (Venetan)
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-1ejcT8IF Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'to lay or place': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case Tags: transitive Synonyms: appropriate, devote, use Translations (to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ): طَبَّقَ (ṭabbaqa) (Arabic), կիրառել (kiraṙel) (Armenian), употребявам (upotrebjavam) (Bulgarian), прилагам (prilagam) (Bulgarian), 應用 /应用 (yìngyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), (yòng) (Chinese Mandarin), toepassen (Dutch), apliki (Esperanto), käyttää (Finnish), soveltaa (Finnish), appliquer (French), anwenden (German), verwenden (German), benutzen (German), alkalmaz (Hungarian), aplikar (Ido), cuir i bhfeidhm (Irish), applicare (Italian), 用いる (mochiiru) (alt: もちいる) (Japanese), 쓰다 (sseuda) (Korean), aplicher (Ladin), applico (Latin), иско́ристи (iskóristi) (Macedonian), при́мени (prímeni) (Macedonian), спро́веде (spróvede) (Macedonian), упо́треби (upótrebi) (Macedonian), utria ndziani (Maore Comorian), utria ndziani (Ngazidja Comorian), anvende (Norwegian Bokmål), بکار بردن (be kaar bordan) (Persian), درخواست دادن (darxâst dâdan) (Persian), zastosować (Polish), aplicar (Portuguese), испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), применя́ть (primenjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), примени́ть (primenítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), употребля́ть (upotrebljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), употреби́ть (upotrebítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), utilizar (Spanish), emplear (Spanish), aplicar (Spanish), tillämpa (Swedish), застосо́вувати (zastosóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), застосува́ти (zastosuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), використо́вувати (vykorystóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́користати (výkorystaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), вжива́ти (vžyváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), вжи́ти (vžýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), ужива́ти (užyváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ужи́ти (užýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), áp dụng (Vietnamese)
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Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maore Comorian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Venetan translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 41 6 6 15 4 10 2 2 2 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 5 37 7 6 14 3 10 3 5 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 5 32 8 8 13 4 9 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 51 4 4 19 3 6 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 42 5 4 15 3 10 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 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translations: 4 38 8 6 14 4 11 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 4 36 10 6 13 5 11 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 50 5 4 18 2 11 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 4 38 9 6 14 4 11 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 4 36 9 5 13 4 13 7 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 33 9 6 15 5 10 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 36 7 7 13 3 11 6 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 47 5 6 18 3 7 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 44 5 6 17 4 8 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 39 9 6 14 4 11 6 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 43 8 5 13 4 10 5 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetan translations: 4 45 5 5 16 6 9 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 4 36 9 5 13 4 13 7 5 4 Disambiguation of 'to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ': 8 61 5 11 7 1 2 1 4 1
  3. (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative Tags: transitive Translations (to make use of): apliki (Esperanto), soveltaa (Finnish), käyttää (Finnish), anwenden (German), 적용하다 (jeogyonghada) (Korean), при́мени (prímeni) (Macedonian), whakamahi (Maori), whakahāngai (Maori), aplicar (Portuguese), применя́ться (primenjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), tillämpa (Swedish), áp dụng (Vietnamese), ứng dụng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-k-0py5eP Disambiguation of 'to make use of': 1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2
  4. (transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention Tags: transitive Synonyms: attach, incline
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-o2VjySU0
  5. (reflexive) To work diligently and attentively. Tags: reflexive Translations (to work hard and diligently): zich toeleggen op (Dutch), diligenti (Esperanto), herkistää (Finnish), altistaa (Finnish), käyttää (Finnish), sich anstrengen (German), 쏟다 (ssotda) (Korean), 기울이다 (giurida) (Korean), ngaki (Maori), aplicar-se (Portuguese), стара́ться (starátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), aplicarse [pronominal] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-0nr5ke8a Disambiguation of 'to work hard and diligently': 6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0
  6. (transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively. Tags: transitive Translations (to betake, address): uskoutua (Finnish), kääntyä jonkun puoleen (Finnish), dirigirse a (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-yL6Rkdrx Disambiguation of 'to betake, address': 3 12 8 4 0 54 3 3 7 6
  7. (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position). Tags: intransitive Translations (to submit oneself as a candidate): кандидатствам (kandidatstvam) (Bulgarian), aplay (Cebuano), 申請 /申请 (san¹ cing²) (Chinese Cantonese), 申請 /申请 (shēnqǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), přihlásit (Czech), solliciteren (note: for a job) (Dutch), aanvragen (english: request) (Dutch), kandidatigi (Esperanto), peti (english: to a recipient) (Esperanto), sin proponi por (note: for a position) (Esperanto), hakea (Finnish), s’inscrire (French), postuler (French), sich bewerben (um etwas) (German), jelentkezik (Hungarian), candidarsi (Italian), fare domanda (Italian), 申し込む (mōshikomu) (alt: もうしこむ) (Japanese), 신청하다 (sincheonghada) (Korean), 지원하다 (jiwonhada) (Korean), tono (Maori), søke (Norwegian), zgłosić się (Polish), candidatar-se (Portuguese), обраща́ться (obraščátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), заявля́ть (zajavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подава́ть зая́вку (podavátʹ zajávku) [imperfective] (Russian), подава́ть заявле́ние (podavátʹ zajavlénije) [imperfective] (Russian), presentarse para (Spanish), optar a (Spanish), postularse (Spanish), postular (Spanish), solicitar (Spanish), aplicar [US] (Spanish), söka (Swedish), ansöka (Swedish), звертатись (zvertatysʹ) (Ukrainian), ứng cử (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-6L8zFGVS Disambiguation of 'to submit oneself as a candidate': 2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3
  8. (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be relevant to a specified individual): platit (Czech), gælde (Danish), gelden (Dutch), rilati (Esperanto), koskea (Finnish), soveltua (Finnish), gelten (German), zutreffen (German), 적용되다 (jeogyongdoeda) (Korean), gjelde (Norwegian Bokmål), gjelde (Norwegian Nynorsk), aplicar-se (Portuguese), применя́ться (primenjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), быть примени́мым (bytʹ primenímym) (Russian), подходи́ть (podxodítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), aplicarse (Spanish), valer (Spanish), convenir (Spanish), cuadrar (Spanish), aplicar [US] (Spanish), gälla (Swedish), стосува́тися (stosuvátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-KwiwCwYl Disambiguation of 'to be relevant to a specified individual': 2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3
  9. (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-WyOPuHmt
  10. (obsolete) To visit. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-apply-en-verb-v-7CDCq7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "text": "to apply cream to a rash",
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          "english": "fasten, stick on",
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          "word": "alfiksi"
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          "word": "levittää"
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          "word": "laittaa"
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          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "appliquer"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "auftragen"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "auflegen"
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        {
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          "code": "io",
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          "word": "aplikar"
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        {
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "cuir suas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daeda",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "대다"
        },
        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "applicō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "of medicine, ointments etc.",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "pani"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "word": "aplicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prilagátʹ",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прилага́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prikládyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прикла́дывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priložítʹ",
          "sense": "to lay or place",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "приложи́ть"
        },
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "կիրառել"
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "應用 /应用"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yòng",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "用"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "toepassen"
        },
        {
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "apliki"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 61 5 11 7 1 2 1 4 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "käyttää"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "soveltaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 61 5 11 7 1 2 1 4 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "appliquer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 61 5 11 7 1 2 1 4 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "anwenden"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
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        {
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "benutzen"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "alkalmaz"
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        {
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "aplikar"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "cuir i bhfeidhm"
        },
        {
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          "word": "applicare"
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        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "쓰다"
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          "word": "aplicher"
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        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "applico"
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        {
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "иско́ристи"
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          "word": "при́мени"
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          "word": "спро́веде"
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        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
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        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "utria ndziani"
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        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "anvende"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "be kaar bordan",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "بکار بردن"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fa",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "درخواست دادن"
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        {
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          "word": "zastosować"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "aplicar"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
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          "word": "испо́льзовать"
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            "imperfective"
          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "word": "tillämpa"
        },
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
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        {
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        {
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          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "code": "uk",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "code": "uk",
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
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        {
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          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "užyváty",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ужива́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 61 5 11 7 1 2 1 4 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "užýty",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ужи́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 61 5 11 7 1 2 1 4 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
          "word": "áp dụng"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We need to apply the skills we’ve learned to solve this problem.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative"
      ],
      "id": "en-apply-en-verb-k-0py5eP",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "apliki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "soveltaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "käyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "anwenden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeogyonghada",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "적용하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prímeni",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "при́мени"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "whakamahi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "whakahāngai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "aplicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "primenjátʹsja",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "применя́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "tillämpa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "áp dụng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 17 62 8 0 2 1 1 5 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to make use of",
          "word": "ứng dụng"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 23:12:",
          "text": "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention"
      ],
      "id": "en-apply-en-verb-o2VjySU0",
      "links": [
        [
          "join",
          "join"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "attach"
        },
        {
          "word": "incline"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To work diligently and attentively."
      ],
      "id": "en-apply-en-verb-0nr5ke8a",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) To work diligently and attentively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "zich toeleggen op"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "diligenti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "herkistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "altistaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "käyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "sich anstrengen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ssotda",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "쏟다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "giurida",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "기울이다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "ngaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "word": "aplicar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "starátʹsja",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "стара́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 0 23 50 0 0 0 16 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
          "tags": [
            "pronominal"
          ],
          "word": "aplicarse"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1725, Homer, “Book X”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume III, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:",
          "text": "sacred vows […] applied to grisly Pluto",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To address; to refer; generally used reflexively."
      ],
      "id": "en-apply-en-verb-yL6Rkdrx",
      "links": [
        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ],
        [
          "refer",
          "refer"
        ],
        [
          "reflexively",
          "reflexively"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 12 8 4 0 54 3 3 7 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to betake, address",
          "word": "uskoutua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 12 8 4 0 54 3 3 7 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to betake, address",
          "word": "kääntyä jonkun puoleen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 12 8 4 0 54 3 3 7 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to betake, address",
          "word": "dirigirse a"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1974 August 7, Ronald A. Frank, “SP Seeks Approval for Coast-to-Coast Digital Net”, in Computerworld, page 15:",
          "text": "Southern Pacific Communications Co. (SP) has applied to the FCC for approval of the first coast-to-coast digital data transmission service.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition \"to\" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition \"for\" designating the position)."
      ],
      "id": "en-apply-en-verb-6L8zFGVS",
      "links": [
        [
          "submit",
          "submit"
        ],
        [
          "candidate",
          "candidate"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition \"to\" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition \"for\" designating the position)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kandidatstvam",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "кандидатствам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "aplay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "san¹ cing²",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "申請 /申请"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shēnqǐng",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "申請 /申请"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "přihlásit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "note": "for a job",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "solliciteren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "english": "request",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "aanvragen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "kandidatigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "english": "to a recipient",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "peti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "note": "for a position",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "sin proponi por"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "hakea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "s’inscrire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "postuler"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "sich bewerben (um etwas)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "jelentkezik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "candidarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "fare domanda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "alt": "もうしこむ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mōshikomu",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "申し込む"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sincheonghada",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "신청하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jiwonhada",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "지원하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "tono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "søke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "zgłosić się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "candidatar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obraščátʹsja",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обраща́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zajavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "заявля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavátʹ zajávku",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подава́ть зая́вку"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavátʹ zajavlénije",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подава́ть заявле́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "presentarse para"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "optar a"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "postularse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "postular"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "solicitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "aplicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "söka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "ansöka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zvertatysʹ",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "звертатись"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 4 4 0 3 73 3 3 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
          "word": "ứng cử"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That rule only applies to foreigners.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group."
      ],
      "id": "en-apply-en-verb-KwiwCwYl",
      "links": [
        [
          "pertain",
          "pertain"
        ],
        [
          "relevant",
          "relevant"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "platit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "gælde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "gelden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "rilati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "koskea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "soveltua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "gelten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
          "word": "zutreffen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "note": "ὑπολαμβάνω (hupolambánō) (+accusative +εἰς +accusative)",
          "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 8 4 2 0 3 5 70 3 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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    "Terms with Cherokee translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Ladin translations",
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    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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      "word": "applier"
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        {
          "text": "I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.",
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        {
          "text": "Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.",
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        {
          "text": "Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.",
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          "ref": "1974 August 7, Ronald A. Frank, “SP Seeks Approval for Coast-to-Coast Digital Net”, in Computerworld, page 15:",
          "text": "Southern Pacific Communications Co. (SP) has applied to the FCC for approval of the first coast-to-coast digital data transmission service.",
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        {
          "text": "That rule only applies to foreigners.",
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          "english": "The New Arcadia",
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        "(obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply."
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        {
          "ref": "[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:",
          "text": "His armour was so clear,\n And he applied each place so fast, that like a lightning thrown\n Out of the shield of Jupiter, in every eye he shone.",
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        "(obsolete) To visit."
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      "ipa": "[əˈplaɪ]",
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      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "igvnadodi",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "ᎢᎬᎾᏙᏗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "aanbrengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "aanleggen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "apliki"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "fasten, stick on",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "alfiksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "cream etc.",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "levittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "panna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "asettaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "laittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "appliquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "auftragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "auflegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "aplikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "cuir suas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeda",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "대다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "applicō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of medicine, ointments etc.",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "pani"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prilagátʹ",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прилага́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prikládyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прикла́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priložítʹ",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "приложи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "applicera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "anbringa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "to lay or place",
      "word": "métar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭabbaqa",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "طَبَّقَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kiraṙel",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "կիրառել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upotrebjavam",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "употребявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prilagam",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "прилагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìngyòng",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "應用 /应用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yòng",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "用"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "toepassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "apliki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "käyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "soveltaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "appliquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "anwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "verwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "benutzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "alkalmaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "aplikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "cuir i bhfeidhm"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "applicare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もちいる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mochiiru",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "用いる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sseuda",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "쓰다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "aplicher"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "applico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "iskóristi",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "иско́ристи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prímeni",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "при́мени"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "spróvede",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "спро́веде"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "upótrebi",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "упо́треби"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "utria ndziani"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "utria ndziani"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "anvende"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "be kaar bordan",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "بکار بردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "darxâst dâdan",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "درخواست دادن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "zastosować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "испо́льзовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "primenjátʹ",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "применя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "primenítʹ",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "примени́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upotrebljátʹ",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "употребля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upotrebítʹ",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "употреби́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "utilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "emplear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "tillämpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zastosóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "застосо́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zastosuváty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "застосува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vykorystóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "використо́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výkorystaty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́користати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vžyváty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вжива́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vžýty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вжи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "užyváty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ужива́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "užýty",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ужи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to put to use for a purpose — see also use, employ",
      "word": "áp dụng"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "apliki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "soveltaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "käyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "anwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeogyonghada",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "적용하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prímeni",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "при́мени"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "whakamahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "whakahāngai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "primenjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "применя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "tillämpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "áp dụng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "ứng dụng"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "zich toeleggen op"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "diligenti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "herkistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "altistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "käyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "sich anstrengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ssotda",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "쏟다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "giurida",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "기울이다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "ngaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "word": "aplicar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "starátʹsja",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "стара́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to work hard and diligently",
      "tags": [
        "pronominal"
      ],
      "word": "aplicarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to betake, address",
      "word": "uskoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to betake, address",
      "word": "kääntyä jonkun puoleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to betake, address",
      "word": "dirigirse a"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kandidatstvam",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "кандидатствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "aplay"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "san¹ cing²",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "申請 /申请"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēnqǐng",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "申請 /申请"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "přihlásit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "note": "for a job",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "solliciteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "english": "request",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "aanvragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "kandidatigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "to a recipient",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "peti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "note": "for a position",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "sin proponi por"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "hakea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "s’inscrire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "postuler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "sich bewerben (um etwas)"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "jelentkezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "candidarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "fare domanda"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もうしこむ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mōshikomu",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "申し込む"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sincheonghada",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "신청하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jiwonhada",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "지원하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "tono"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "søke"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "zgłosić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "candidatar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obraščátʹsja",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обраща́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zajavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "заявля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavátʹ zajávku",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подава́ть зая́вку"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavátʹ zajavlénije",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подава́ть заявле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "presentarse para"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "optar a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "postularse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "postular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "solicitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "söka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "ansöka"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zvertatysʹ",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "звертатись"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to submit oneself as a candidate",
      "word": "ứng cử"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "platit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "gælde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "gelden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "rilati"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "koskea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "soveltua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "gelten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "zutreffen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "note": "ὑπολαμβάνω (hupolambánō) (+accusative +εἰς +accusative)",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeogyongdoeda",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "적용되다"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "gjelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "gjelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "aplicar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "primenjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "применя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ primenímym",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "быть примени́мым"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podxodítʹ",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подходи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "aplicarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "valer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "convenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "cuadrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "word": "gälla"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "stosuvátysja",
      "sense": "to be relevant to a specified individual",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "стосува́тися"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apply"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English heteronyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -y",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "apple",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "apple + -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From apple + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more apply",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most apply",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "apply (comparative more apply, superlative most apply)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "appley"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of appley"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appley",
          "appley#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:appley"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæp(ə)li/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "apply"
}

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