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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
1A2P3P4L5Y

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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