Collocations for "apply"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "apply" in context.
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apply
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- apply for a [job, position, internship, work permit, visa]
- apply to [a school, a company, college]
- apply for admission (to)
- have applied to [extend, join, work]
- applied [successfully, equally, prior, only] to
- apply [online, over the phone, in person]
- apply for a [credit card, bank account, loan]
- apply [now, today]
- [does, shall, can] apply
- does not apply (to)
- [the unemployed, under 18s] need not apply
- [charges, restrictions, fees] may apply
- [charges] will apply
- the rules apply to [everyone, all of you]
- apply the [rules, law, principles] of
- apply it to your [work, education, life]
- applied the [patch, glue, paint] (to)
- apply a [thin layer, small amount] of
- applied [in accordance with, in practice]
- [discount, reduction] will be applied at checkout
'apply' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
additional
- admission
- aid
- application
- bandage
- benefit
- bilingual
- bleach
- bleeding
- blush
- brush
- card
- cheek
- chestnut
- citizen
- citizenship
- clockwise
- coat
- coating
- constant
- current
- downward
- dressing
- eligible
- embassy
- encourage
- fishing
- float
- foundation
- gentle
- gun
- hall
- herein
- internship
- layer
- leverage
- license
- lip
- loan
- mahogany
- mandate
- maroon
- marriage
- matt
- may
- moderate
- normal
- now
- oil
- ointment