apply

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

• “use your head!”
• “we only use Spanish at home”
• “I can”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “t know how to use a computer”

be pertinent or relevant or applicable

• “The same laws apply to you!”
• “This theory holds for all irrational numbers”
• “The same rules go for everyone”

ask (for something)

• “He applied for a leave of absence”
• “She applied for college”
• “apply for a job”

apply to a surface

• “She applied paint to the back of the house”
• “Put on make-up!”

be applicable to; as to an analysis

• “This theory lends itself well to our new data”

give or convey physically

• “She gave him First Aid”
• “I gave him a punch in the nose”

avail oneself to

• “apply a principle”
• “practice a religion”
• “use care when going down the stairs”
• “use your common sense”
• “practice non-violent resistance”

ensure observance of laws and rules

• “Apply the rules to everyone”

refer (a word or name) to a person or thing

• “He applied this racial slur to me!”

apply oneself to

• “Please apply yourself to your homework”