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Word entry · 5 letters

apply

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"Use or request"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈplaɪ/Part of speech verbSorted alppyStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. ask (for something)

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English aplien, borrowed from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from ad- + plicō (“fold; arrive”). See applicant, ply.

Used in a sentence

  • to apply cream to a rash
  • He said, and to the sword his throat applied.
  • to apply funds to the repayment of a debt

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