APPLYING definition: 1. present participle of apply 2. to request something, usually officially, especially in writing…. Learn more.

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Apply means to put on a surface, like to apply makeup to your face before work. Apply also means to ask in a formal way. Long before you applied the makeup, you had to apply for the job.

If you apply something such as a rule, system, or skill, you use it in a situation or activity. The Government appears to be applying the same principle. [VERB noun] His project is concerned with applying the technology to practical business problems. [VERB noun + to]

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APPLYING meaning: 1. present participle of apply 2. to request something, usually officially, especially in writing…. Learn more.

apply for We've applied for a grant to get funding for the project. apply to Please apply in writing to the address below. By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply. I've applied for a new job with the local newspaper. [ + to infinitive ] Mandy applied to join the police. ask for I asked the waiter for another glass.