apply

  • 61apply yourself — to work very hard on something for a long time You need to prove to an employer that you can apply yourself …

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  • 62apply oneself — BE DILIGENT, be industrious, be assiduous, show commitment, show dedication; work hard, exert oneself, make an effort, try hard, do one s best, give one s all, buckle down, put one s shoulder to the wheel, keep one s nose to the grindstone;… …

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  • 63apply — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. put or lay on, use; ask, request; work, persevere (See resolution). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a request] Syn. petition, demand, appeal, put in for; see ask 1 , beg 1 , try out for . 2. [To make… …

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  • 64apply — see PLY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 65apply to — put to practical or specific use (i.e. knowledge, laws, regulations); deal with, refer to …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 66apply to — 1. Suit, fit, be adapted to, be suitable to, be applicable to, hold true of, hold of, bear upon, refer to. 2. Solicit, petition, request, appeal to, call upon, make application to, have recourse to …

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  • 67apply — I. v. a. 1. Lay upon, put or place upon. 2. Appropriate, use, employ, exercise, ply, convert to use, put to use. 3. Execute, carry out, put in practice. 4. Devote, dedicate, addict, direct, engage, turn attentively, bend with diligence. 5. Refer …

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  • 68apply — v 1. use, utilize, engage, employ, put to use, bring to bear, practice, exercise, bring into play, ply; execute, administer, direct, bring into effect, actualize, put into practice, carry out. 2. use for, assign, appropriate, allot, credit. 3.… …

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  • 69apply — ap·ply …

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  • 70apply —   1. Adhere. Pili, ho opili.   2. Petition. Noi.   3. Concentrate. No ono o pono, kau ka mana o, lelepau …

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