Betydelse av applying på svenska

• 0 present participle of apply

• 1 to request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form:

  • By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply.

  • I've applied for a new job with the local newspaper.

  • Please apply in writing to the address below.

  • We've applied to a charitable organization for a grant for the project.

  • [ + to infinitive ] Mandy applied to join the police.

• 2 (especially of rules or laws) to have a connection or be important:

  • That part of the form is for UK citizens - it doesn't apply to you.

  • Those were old regulations - they don't apply any more.

• 3 to make use of something or use it for a practical purpose:

  • He wants a job in which he can apply his foreign languages.

  • The court heard how the driver had failed to apply his brakes in time.

  • If you apply pressure to a cut it's meant to stop the bleeding.

• 4 to spread or rub a substance such as cream or paint on a surface:

  • Apply the cream liberally to exposed areas every three hours and after swimming.

  • The paint should be applied thinly and evenly.

• 5 If you apply yourself to something, you work hard at it, directing your abilities and efforts in a determined way so that you succeed:

  • You can solve any problem if you apply yourself.