A Quick and Simple Dictionary

apply

1. Verb.  (transitive) 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.
2. Verb.  (transitive) 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.
3. Verb.  (transitive) 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.
4. Verb.  (transitive) To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
5. Verb.  (transitive) To betake; to address; to refer;—used reflexively.
6. Verb.  (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate for.
7. Verb.  (transitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
8. Adjective.  (alternative spelling of, appley) .