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# apply

«apply» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to put something on a surface, like cream on skin or glue…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (apply, applies, applied, applying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To apply means to put something on a surface, like cream on skin or glue on paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#m1)

2) To apply for something means to ask for it officially, often by filling in a form, like a job or a school place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#m2)

3) To apply a rule or idea means to use it in a situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#m3)

4) To apply to someone means to be about them or matter for them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science pupils apply a rule or formula to solve a new problem. In everyday life people apply sun cream, plasters or paint, and grown-ups apply for jobs. In rules: this rule applies to everyone. Phrases: apply for, apply to, apply pressure (press hard to stop bleeding in first aid).

### examples

- The same simple rule applies to all cases; beginning with the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x1)
- Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. (Writings PRO.23.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x2)
- Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. (Writings PRO.22.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x3)
- For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out — (Writings JOB.8.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x4)
- Apply sun cream before you go out in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x5)
- Dad applied for a new job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x6)
- Apply the glue thinly and press the paper down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x7)
- Now apply what you learned to these new sums. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x8)
- The rule about phones applies to everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x9)
- Press on the cut to apply pressure and stop the bleeding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x10)
- My sister applied to a new high school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x11)
- This discount does not apply to toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x12)
- The same thing applies to you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/#x13)

### note

Spelling: apply, applies, applied, applying (y changes to i before -es and -ed but stays before -ing). Noun: application (a form or an app). Apply for (ask for), apply to (be about, or send a request to a place). In first aid, apply pressure means press firmly on a wound.

### In the corpora

- [Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.636/)
- [Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.660/)
- [For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.182/)
- [It was reported that the history pictures went wrong because rules meant to make pictures more varied were applied even where history was clear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/7/)
- [The age rating of a game also applies to watching other people play it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «apply» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.