apply

Everyday

1. To apply means to put something on a surface, like cream on skin or glue on paper. tree →
2. To apply for something means to ask for it officially, often by filling in a form, like a job or a school place. tree →
3. To apply a rule or idea means to use it in a situation. tree →
4. To apply to someone means to be about them or matter for them. tree →

In the lessons

In maths and science pupils apply a rule or formula to solve a new problem. In everyday life people apply sun cream, plasters or paint, and grown-ups apply for jobs. In rules: this rule applies to everyone. Phrases: apply for, apply to, apply pressure (press hard to stop bleeding in first aid).

Examples

• Apply sun cream before you go out in the sun. tree →
• Dad applied for a new job. tree →
• Apply the glue thinly and press the paper down. tree →
• Now apply what you learned to these new sums. tree →
• The rule about phones applies to everyone. tree →
• Press on the cut to apply pressure and stop the bleeding. tree →
• My sister applied to a new high school. tree →
• This discount does not apply to toys. tree →
• The same thing applies to you. tree →

Note

Spelling: apply, applies, applied, applying (y changes to i before -es and -ed but stays before -ing). Noun: application (a form or an app). Apply for (ask for), apply to (be about, or send a request to a place). In first aid, apply pressure means press firmly on a wound.

In Jewish tradition

In maths and science pupils apply a rule or formula to solve a new problem. In everyday life people apply sun cream, plasters or paint, and grown-ups apply for jobs. In rules: this rule applies to everyone. Phrases: apply for, apply to, apply pressure (press hard to stop bleeding in first aid).

Examples

• The same simple rule applies to all cases; beginning with the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. (Writings PRO.23.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. (Writings PRO.22.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out — (Writings JOB.8.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Spelling: apply, applies, applied, applying (y changes to i before -es and -ed but stays before -ing). Noun: application (a form or an app). Apply for (ask for), apply to (be about, or send a request to a place). In first aid, apply pressure means press firmly on a wound.