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Meaning of "applies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APPLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Applies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb applies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO APPLIES

PRESENT

Present
I apply
you apply
he/she/it applies
we apply
you apply
they apply
Present continuous
I am applying
you are applying
he/she/it is applying
we are applying
you are applying
they are applying
Present perfect
I have applied
you have applied
he/she/it has applied
we have applied
you have applied
they have applied
Present perfect continuous
I have been applying
you have been applying
he/she/it has been applying
we have been applying
you have been applying
they have been applying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I applied
you applied
he/she/it applied
we applied
you applied
they applied
Past continuous
I was applying
you were applying
he/she/it was applying
we were applying
you were applying
they were applying
Past perfect
I had applied
you had applied
he/she/it had applied
we had applied
you had applied
they had applied
Past perfect continuous
I had been applying
you had been applying
he/she/it had been applying
we had been applying
you had been applying
they had been applying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will apply
you will apply
he/she/it will apply
we will apply
you will apply
they will apply
Future continuous
I will be applying
you will be applying
he/she/it will be applying
we will be applying
you will be applying
they will be applying
Future perfect
I will have applied
you will have applied
he/she/it will have applied
we will have applied
you will have applied
they will have applied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been applying
you will have been applying
he/she/it will have been applying
we will have been applying
you will have been applying
they will have been applying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would applies
you would applies
he/she/it would applies
we would applies
you would applies
they would applies
Conditional continuous
I would be applying
you would be applying
he/she/it would be applying
we would be applying
you would be applying
they would be applying
Conditional perfect
I would have applies
you would have applies
he/she/it would have applies
we would have applies
you would have applies
they would have applies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been applying
you would have been applying
he/she/it would have been applying
we would have been applying
you would have been applying
they would have been applying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you apply
we let´s apply
you apply
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to apply
Past participle
applied
Present Participle
applying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPLIES

applicate
application
application development
application form
application program
application software
applications package
applications program
applicative
applicatively
applicator
applicatory
applied
applied arts
applied psychology
applied research
applied sciences
applier
applique
appliqued

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPLIES

allies
as the crow flies
butterflies
complies
families
flies
food supplies
implies
manyplies
misapplies
multiplies
oversupplies
panoplies
plies
reapplies
relief supplies
replies
resupplies
supplies
two-plies

Synonyms and antonyms of applies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APPLIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «applies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of applies

Translation of «applies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPLIES

Find out the translation of applies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of applies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «applies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aplica
570 millions of speakers

English

applies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लागू होता है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينطبق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

применяется
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aplica-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রযোজ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´applique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terpakai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gilt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

適用されます
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ditrapake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp dụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருந்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लागू होते
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçerlidir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

si applica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotyczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

застосовується
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se aplică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισχύει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toepassing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

applicerar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjelder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of applies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPLIES»

The term «applies» is very widely used and occupies the 7.545 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPLIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about applies

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «APPLIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word applies.
1
Yasser Arafat
Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis.
2
Johann Arndt
Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison to the soul, however pleasant and salutary it may appear to be to the body.
3
Sai Baba
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.
4
Walter Benjamin
Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles and joints that one has to know.
5
Walead Beshty
It's extremely difficult to say what one actually means by 'sculpture' other than, in a provisional sense, it's something that goes on the floor or a pedestal, and loosely applies to a certain history of the use of that term.
6
Jeff Bridges
Technology is such a broad kind of term, it really applies to so many things, from the electric light to running cars on oil. All of these different things can be called technology. I have kind of a love-hate relationship with it, as I expect most people do. With the computer, I spend so many hours sitting in front of a computer.
7
Guy Clark
There aren't any rules, as far as anything-and that applies especially to writing songs, whatever gets the point across. So you're just kind of brought up to feel-in any field, if you say you can do it, do it. There it is.
8
Robert Cormier
There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55.
9
Jai Courtney
I'm not someone who has a lengthy attention span, and that applies to my exercise routine as well.
10
Brendan Coyle
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPLIES»

Discover the use of applies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to applies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Spirit of Golf and How It Applies to Life: Inspirational ...
Inspirational Tales from the World's Greatest Game Richard Allen. on behalf of the world's greatest golfer, 28-year-old Bobby Jones. The demands of Jones' law practice, Ramsay announced, had forced him to retire from competitive golf.
Richard Allen, 2011
2
How Psychology Applies to Everyday Life
Charles I. Brooks, Michael A. Church. core foundation of personality that has already been laid down when we were children. Other psychologists say such a view is a gross oversimplification and overlooks the strong effect our current ...
Charles I. Brooks, Michael A. Church, 2008
3
examples in applies mechanics and elementary theory of ...
PREFACE r I iHE following papers in Applied Mechanics and Elementary Theory of Structures are designed for engineering students vwho have some familiarity with the general principles underlying these subjects. Confidence and facility in ...
4
David Busch's Nikon D3s/D3x Guide to Digital SLR Photography
Table 8.2 (Continued) >Interval >No. of shots >Start Applies to all banks >No. of intervals Applies to all banks Applies to all banks Applies to all banks Applies to all banks Applies to all banks Applies to all banks Applies to all banks Applies to  ...
David D. Busch, 2011
5
A New Aristotle Reader
Let our proposition 'A of B ' be a universal negative: if A applies to no B, B likewise will apply to no A; for if B applies to some A , say to C, it will not be true that A applies to B, since C is one of the B5. If it holds for every one that A applies to B, ...
J. L. Ackrill, 1988
6
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The high density rate category applies to Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier Route subclass mail presented in walk-sequence order and meeting the high density requirements specified by the Postal Service. 321.55 Saturation Rate Category.
7
Charity Law Handbook: 3rd edition
(b) with the substitution of a reference to property to which section 71A above applies for each of the references in subsections (3), (5) and (8) of section 70 above to property to which that section applies, (c) as if, for the purposes of section ...
8
A Maldivian Dictionary
kurafat j., circumcises: gañdufan j., fixes cadjan: gof j., ties knot: goji jehi (p.p.), checkered, squared: takgañdu j., applies stamp: taanj., applies starch (also taan lanii): taasgañdu j., plays a card: tilagañdu j., raises the winner's flag: bolugai jahaa ...
Christopher Hanby Baillie Reynolds, 2003
9
Dual Discourse, Single Judaism: The Category-formations of ...
T. Shebiit 7:2: There is a stringency which applies to produce of the seventh year which does not apply to produce in the status of second tithe, T B.Q. 6:29-31: A strict rule applies to an ox which does not apply to a pit, and a strict rule applies to  ...
Jacob Neusner, 2001
10
Excel Data Analysis: Your visual blueprint for creating and ...
S. e. Alt+' Opens the Style dialog box. 0Q Ctrl+i Opens the Format Cells dialog box. E2 Ctrl+B Applies or removes bold formatting. & Ctrl+| Applies or removes italic formatting. x Ctrl+U Applies or removes underlining. '2 Ctrl+5 Applies or ...
Denise Etheridge, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term applies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harbin applies for creation of China-Russia free-trade zone
Authorities of Harbin (China) have confirmed their wish to make this city a center of cooperation with Russia and to create a free-trade zone, ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 15»
2
MND applies to add HDB as co-plaintiff at appeals stage in WP town …
MND applies to add HDB as co-plaintiff at appeals stage in WP town council case. HDB might be brought into a case involving the Workers' ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Pro Kapital Grupp publishes bond prospectus and applies for listing …
On 27 May 2015, AS Pro Kapital Grupp announced that the company had decided to issue a senior secured callable fixed rate bonds in ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
4
'Inactivist' applies nicely to those stuck in the past
I knew some emotionally stunted smoke addict would surely do it and they did, a meeting of "activists" took place in Kihei regarding the assault ... «Maui News, Jul 15»
5
Letter: Accountability applies to both parties
His quote from Daniel Ellsberg applies just as surely to the handling of America's role in the Middle East as it did to Vietnam. Finally, he says, "It ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Intersolar - Connecticut Solar PV Program Applies Solar-Log Solution
BETHEL, Conn., July 1, 2015 -- Solar Data Systems, Inc, maker of Solar-Log 350, 360, 370 & GE Meters, has qualified as a Performance Meter ... «AltEnergyMag, Jul 15»
7
Paul Bernardo applies for day parole in Toronto area
WATCH: Paul Bernardo, who was convicted 20 years ago of murdering teenagers Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, is now eligible for day ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
8
Ted Cruz Applies for Another Job with…The Simpsons
Based on the latest CNN poll regarding the clown car pulling up outside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, GOP hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz isn't faring so ... «PRNewser, Jul 15»
9
Apple applies for patent for person-to-person payments, secured by …
When I suggested that Apple could in the future move beyond Apple Pay to become a bank, a couple of you observed that person-to-person ... «9 to 5 Mac, Jul 15»
10
Winnebago County Sheriff's Department applies No Wake Zone on …
Starting at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, portions of the Rock River will have a No Wake Zone in effect. Applied areas are south of the Whitman Street ... «WREX-TV, Jul 15»

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