APPLY
What does "APPLY" mean?
To put something into action, or to make a formal request.
Meanings
- To make a formal request, as for a job or admission. She decided to apply for the scholarship.
- To put to practical use; to bring into operation. Apply the brakes gently on wet roads.
- To spread or lay something onto a surface. Apply two coats of paint and let it dry.
- To be relevant or have bearing on a situation. The new rule does not apply to existing members.
- To devote oneself with effort and attention. If you apply yourself, you'll finish by noon.
Word origin
From Latin 'applicare', to attach or join to (ad- 'to' + plicare 'to fold'), via Old French 'aplier'; the same 'plicare' root gives 'ply', 'plait', and 'complicated'.
Remember it
APPLY shares its double P with 'application' - press it on, fold it to the task.
A little poem
To fold the self against the chosen task-
to do, to ask, to coat, to fit, to ask.
couplet
Wordplay
- I applied for a job applying paint. Turns out one word, two jobs - one needs a resume, the other a roller.
What it teaches
Knowledge that is never applied is only a rumour you tell yourself; use folds learning into skill.
Quick facts
What does APPLY mean?
To put something into action, or to make a formal request.
Is APPLY a valid word?
Yes — APPLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is APPLY?
APPLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does APPLY come from?
From Latin 'applicare', to attach or join to (ad- 'to' + plicare 'to fold'), via Old French 'aplier'; the same 'plicare' root gives 'ply', 'plait', and 'complicated'.
What can APPLY teach us?
Knowledge that is never applied is only a rumour you tell yourself; use folds learning into skill.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.