applied

/əˈplʌɪd/

US pronunciation

American sound/əˈplʌɪd/

əˈplʌɪd

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Past ending sound

ə - ˈplʌɪd -> applied

Myanmar meaning

(adj) လက်တွေ့အသုံးချ။ အသုံးချ။ (v[pt]) လျှောက်ခဲ့ (v[pp]) လျှောက်ခဲ့ပြီး

Full entry

apply /ǝ'plaÇ/ v (pt, pp applied )

၁။ ~ (to sb) (for sth) လျှောက်သည်။ တောင်းခံသည်။ apply to the publishers for permission to reprint an extract ❍ apply for a job/grant/passport/visa ❍ You should apply immediately, in person or by letter.
၂။ ~ sth (to sth) သုတ်လိမ်းသည်။ လူးသည်။ ထည့်သည်။ apply the ointment sparingly ❍ apply the glue to both surfaces.
၃။ ကျင့်သုံးသည်။ အကျိုး သက်ရောက်စေသည်။ apply a rule/precept/principle ❍ apply economic sanctions.
၄။ (က) ~ (to sb/sth) သက်ဆိုင်သည်။ Special conditions apply. ❍ What I have said applies only to some of you.
(ခ) ~sth (to sth) သုံးသည်။ apply political pressure ❍ apply common sense/ingenuity to the problem ❍ The word ‘readable’ could never be applied to any of her books. သူ့စာအုပ်တစ်အုပ်ကိုမျှ 'ဖတ်ပျော်သည်'ဟု မဆိုနိုင်ပေ။
၅။ ~ sth (to sth) (ဖိအား) ပေးသည်။ နင်းသည်။ သုံးသည်။ apply force to the lever ❍ I had to apply the brakes hard.
၆။ ~ sth (to sth) အသုံးချသည်။ သုံးသည်။ The results of this research can be applied to car manufacturing.
၇။ ~ oneself/sth (to sth/doing sth) ဝါယမစိုက်ထုတ်သည်။ You will only pass your exams if you really apply yourself (to your work). ❍ We applied our minds to finding a solution.
❏ applied /ǝ'plaÇd/ adj လက်တွေ့အသုံးချ။ အသုံးချ။ applied mathematics (eg as used by engineers) ❍ applied linguistics. Compare PURE ၆

More examples

We advertised three jobs, and over 50 people applied.
[apply for] : Students can apply for money to help with their living costs.
[apply to] : You have to apply to the passport office for a visa.
[apply to do something] : Bill is applying to join the fire service.
[apply to] : The discount no longer applies to him, because he’s over eighteen.
The trial judge had applied an incorrect principle of law.
[apply something to something] : A similar technique can be applied to the treatment of cancer.
In the past, unhelpful terms were often applied to children who were dyslexic.
Sara applied her lipstick carefully.
[apply something to something] : Apply two coats of varnish to the table.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop it bleeding.
Apply the brakes smoothly as you approach the junction.

Synonyms

be relevant, relate, be appropriate, be valid, pertain, affect, concern, address, administer, affix, allude, anoint, appeal, appertain, ask, assign, be applicable, be diligent, be industrious, be pertinent, bear down, bear upon, bend, bestow, bring into play, bring to bear, buckle down, claim, commit, concentrate, connect, cover, dedicate, demand, devote, dig, direct, employ, engage, execute, exercise, exploit, fasten, fit, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, go in, grind, hammer away, handle, harness, hit the ball, hustle, implement, inquire, involve, join, knuckle down, lay on, make a claim, make effort, massage, operate, paint, peg away, persevere, petition, place, plug, pour it on, practice, pull out all stops, put in, put in for, put into operation, put on, refer, regard, relevant, request, requisition, rub, rub in, rub on, scratch, smear, solicit, spread, spread on, spread over, study, submit an application, sue, suit, sweat, throw, touch, try, turn, use, utilize, work hard

Antonyms

answer, cease, deny, detach, disclaim, halt, ignore, keep, loosen, mismanage, misuse, neglect, remove, stop