applied Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
   employ; apply; use; utilize; utilise.
   
   • use your head!
   • we only use Spanish at home
   • I can't use this tool
   • Apply a magnetic field here
   • This thinking was applied to many projects
   • How do you utilize this tool?
   • I apply this rule to get good results
   • use the plastic bags to store the food
   • He doesn't know how to use a computer
2. verb be pertinent or relevant or applicable
   apply; hold; go for.
   
   • The same laws apply to you!
   • This theory holds for all irrational numbers
   • The same rules go for everyone
3. verb ask (for something)
   apply.
   
   • He applied for a leave of absence
   • She applied for college
   • apply for a job
4. verb apply to a surface
   apply; put on.
   
   • She applied paint to the back of the house
   • Put on make-up!
5. verb be applicable to; as to an analysis
   lend oneself; apply.
   
   • This theory lends itself well to our new data
6. verb give or convey physically
   apply; give.
   
   • She gave him First Aid
   • I gave him a punch in the nose
7. verb avail oneself to
   apply; use; practice.
   
   • apply a principle
   • practice a religion
   • use care when going down the stairs
   • use your common sense
   • practice non-violent resistance
8. verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
   apply; implement; enforce.
   
   • Apply the rules to everyone
9. verb refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
   apply.
   
   • He applied this racial slur to me!
10. verb apply oneself to
    apply.
    
    • Please apply yourself to your homework
11. adjective concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
    
    • applied physics
    • applied psychology
    • technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook

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