Application vs. Apply

The act of applying.

To bring into contact with something; put on

Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.

To put to or adapt for a special use

The act of putting something to a special use or purpose

To put into action

A specific use to which something is put

To engage (oneself) in a task with close attention or persistence

The capacity of being usable; relevance

To be pertinent or relevant

Close attention; diligence

To request or seek assistance, employment, or admission

A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.

(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

The form or document on which such a request is made.

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

(Computers) A computer program designed for a specific task or use.

(transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative

Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use

(transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

(transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively.

The substance applied.

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.

(obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)

(obsolete) To visit.

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.

Alternative spelling of appley

A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.

To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); - with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.

The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

Diligence; close thought or attention.

To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.

A kind of needlework; appliqué.

To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.

(obsolete) Compliance.

To direct or address.

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

To betake; to address; to refer; - used reflexively.

The thing applied.

To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

To visit.

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.

To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.

That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable.

To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

To ply; to move.

The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.

To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).

The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

Put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;

A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

Be pertinent or relevant or applicable;

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school;

Ask (for something);

The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose;

Apply to a surface;

A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task;

Be applicable to; as to an analysis;

The work of applying something;

Give or convey physically;

Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;

Avail oneself to;

A diligent effort;

Ensure observance of laws and rules;

Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing;

Apply oneself to;