Synonym: administer, ask, petition, put on, request. Similar words: apply to, apply for, supply, apple, application, supplier, comply, reply. Meaning: [ə'plaɪ] 
v. 1. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable 3. ask (for something) 4. apply to a surface 5. be applicable to; as to an analysis 6. give or convey physically 7. avail oneself to 8. ensure observance of laws and rules 9. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing 10. apply oneself to.
v. 1. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable 3. ask (for something) 4. apply to a surface 5. be applicable to; as to an analysis 6. give or convey physically 7. avail oneself to 8. ensure observance of laws and rules 9. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing 10. apply oneself to. 
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(121) Only people in the age - bracket 20 - 30 need apply.
(122) I'll visit the college and suss it out before I decide whether to apply or not.
(123) You will have to renounce citizenship of this country if you apply for citizenship of another.
(124) What's the form when you apply for a research grant?
(125) A lot of young people apply for jobs on spec .
(126) We could apply for/take out a loan to buy a car.
(127) You should apply at least 8 weeks before your date of departure.
(128) Cancellation charges will apply in accordance with paragraph 4 above.
(129) The same general guidelines on when to dress formally apply to both men and women.
(130) Getting some work experience now will stand you in good stead when you apply for a permanent job.
(131) It's impossible to apply the same academic standards across the country.
(132) The local authority can apply for a supervision order for the child.
(133) Apply the cream liberally.
(134) Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
(135) You will have to apply to City Hall for a building permit.
(136) You know I won't stand in your way if you want to apply for a job abroad.
(137) The court heard how the driver had failed to apply his brakes in time.
(138) He wants a job in which he can apply his foreign languages.
(139) If you will be on holiday on election day, you may apply for a postal vote.
(140) The firm will apply the principle of 'last in, first out'.
(141) Those were old regulations - they don't apply any more.
(142) The polish needs a certain amount of elbow grease to apply.
(143) Remember to apply plenty of oil so that the wheel can rotate freely.
(144) She's left it too late to apply for the job.
(145) After Mary sent a letter to apply for a job, she followed it up by going to talk to the personnel manager.
(146) Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits.
(147) Some benefits apply only to men, much to the indignation of working women.
(148) We need to apply for planning permission to build a garage.
(149) The findings from the case study school may apply to schools elsewhere.
(150) In this way they can better apply theory to practice.
More similar words: apply to, apply for, supply, apple, application, supplier, comply, reply, imply, simply, sharply, comply with, happy, happen, appear, appeal, apparent, approve, appoint, happily, happen to, approach, appeal to, approval, apparently, disappear, approve of, appointment, appropriate, appreciation.