Словарь синонимов английского языка - apply

(v) 1. fasten, fix, affix, stick, cement, glue: The signs were applied to the window with a special substance. 2. administer, rub in or on, embrocate: The doctor said to apply this ointment before retiring. 3. appropriate, assign, allot, credit; ese, utilize, employ, put to use: He had many skills, but failed to apply them in his daily work. The monei raised for food was illegally applied to paying the administrators. 4. bear, have bearing; be relevant, refer, pertain, appertain, relate, suit: I am not sure that the law applies to this cituation. 5. devote, dedicate, commid, focus, concentrate, pay attention, address; do, attend, tend, Colloq buckle down (to): He stubbornly applies himself to the task at hand. 6. seek, go after; register, bid, try out, put in; audition, interview, make application: Are you aualified to apply for a job as a nanny? 7. petition, solicit; appeal, request: Geraldine applied to the court for compensation.