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Meaning of application | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2 Frequent
ˌæp.lᵻˈkeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. application, use (the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use)
  2. The act of physically applying or laying on
  3. The act of physically applying or laying on.
    countable, uncountable
  4. application, administering (the act of physically applying or laying on)
  5. The substance applied
  6. The substance applied.
    countable, uncountable
  7. Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use: applications software for a missile guidance system.
  8. implementation, deployment, rollout (the process of moving an idea from concept to reality)
  9. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use
  10. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
    countable, uncountable
  11. A program designed to perform a range of useful tasks, such as word processing.
  12. application, dedication, diligence (close thought or attention)
  13. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence
  14. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
    countable, uncountable
  15. an instrument or tool used for a particular job. washing-machines and other electrical appliances. toestel جِهاز، أداة електрически уред utensílio přístroj, zařízení die Anwendung apparat; redskab συσκευή, εργαλείοaparato, electrodoméstico seade ابزار کار kodinkone appareilמכשיר उपकरण uređaj készülék alat-alat áhald, tæki apparecchio; elettrodomestico 電気器具 기기 prietaisas ierīce alat apparaathjelpemiddel, redskap, maskinurządzenie سامان ، اسباب utensílio dispozitiv; instalaţie приспособление, п...
  16. application (a computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose)
  17. A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
  18. This rule is not applicable (to me) any longer. van toepassing قابِل لِلتَّطْبيق приложим aplicável použitelný, vhodný anwendbar gyldig εφαρμόσιμος, σε ισχύ aplicable rakendatav اطلاق پذیر؛ مربوط soveltuva applicable מתאים, חָל עָל उपयोज्य primjenjiv alkalmazható berlaku, dapat dipakai viðeigandi, sem hægt er að beita applicabile 適用できる 적용할 수 있는 taikytinas lietojams; derīgs dapat digunakan toepasselijkgyldig; brukbar dający się zastosować د اطلاق وړ، اړ aplicável aplicabil (la) применимый použ...
  19. toepaslikheid قابِلِيَّة التَّطْبيق приложимост aplicabilidade použitelnost, vhodnost die Anwendbarkeit anvendelighed; gyldighed καταλληλότηταaplicabilidad rakendatavus اطلاق پذیری soveltuvuus applicabilitéיישום प्रयोजनीयता primjenjivost alkalmazhatóság berlakunya nothæfni applicabilità 適用できること 적용 pritaikymas, tinkamumas lietojamība; derīgums kegunaan toepasselijkheidgyldighet, anvendelighet możliwość zastosowania کیدونکی، د اجرا وړ aplicabilidade aplicabilitate применимость použiteľnosť velj...
  20. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
    countable, uncountable
  21. A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
    countable, uncountable
  22. a person who applies (for a job etc). There were two hundred applicants for the job. aansoeker مُقَدِّم الطَّلَب кандидат candidato uchazeč, žadatel der/die Bewerber(in) ansøger αιτώνsolicitante, candidato, aspirante taotleja متقاضی hakija candidat/-ate מועמד आवेदक kandidat pályázó pelamar umsækjandi candidato 応募者 신청자 kandidatas, pretendentas pretendents; kandidāts pemohon sollicitantsøkerkandydat درخواست کوونکی ، غوښتونکی candidato candidat претендент žiadateľ, -ka, uchádzač, -ka prosilec, k...
    etc
  23. The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
    countable, uncountable
  24. to give one's full attention or energy (to a task etc). If he would apply himself he could pass his exams. jou op iets toelê يَعْكِف عَلى، يَنْكَبُّ съсредоточавам dedicar-se snažit se, věnovat se (čemu) sich bemühen koncentrere προσηλώνομαιaplicarse, dedicarse a (end) kokku võtma تلاش کردن؛ پشتکار به خرج دادن paneutua s'appliquer (à) לְהַקדִיש אֶת מִרְצוֹ, לְהִתְמָסֵר दिमाग लगाना potruditi se vmire összpontosít mengerahkan tenaga leggja sig fram, einbeita sér applicarsi, dedicarsi ~に専念する 전념하...
    etc
  25. Diligence; close thought or attention.
    countable, uncountable
  26. aplicación, solicitud;___ blank → formulario; [ointment] untadura.
  27. A kind of needlework; appliqué.
    countable, uncountable
  28. The act of applying.
  29. The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
    countable, uncountable
  30. Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.
  31. Compliance.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans aanvraag toepassing
Azərbaycanca proqram tətbiq
Esperanto aplikaĵo
Gàidhlig cleachdadh iarrtas
Galego aplicación
ગુજરાતી અનુપ્રયોગ
हिन्दी अर्ज़ी आवेदन
Bahasa Indonesia amprah aplikasi pendaftaran pengajuan permintaan
ខ្មែរ កម្មវិធី
Kurdî muracaat
Кыргызча колдонмо
Latviešu aplikācija lietotne
Монгол програм
Bahasa Melayu aplikasi pemakaian
Română aplicare aplicație
Slovenčina aplikácia žiadosť
Shqip kërkesë
తెలుగు దరఖాస్తు
اردو عرضی
Oʻzbekcha ariza
Tiếng Việt áp dụng đơn ứng dụng

Examples

“The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.”
“His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life.”
“All that I have hitherto contended for, is, that whatsoever rigor is necessary, it is more to be us'd, the younger children are; and having by a due application wrought its effect, it is to be relax'd, and chang'd into a milder sort of government.”
“I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.”
“The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.”
“This application can connect to most social networks.”
“Saeed straightened and held up his phone, directing its camera at the heavens, consulting an application that indicated the names of celestial bodies he did not know.”
“December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.”
“Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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