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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.
This is a formal use of apply, which often occurs in written instructions. Apply the cream evenly. She applied a little make-up. In conversation and in most kinds of writing, don't say that you apply something. You say that you put it on, rub it on, rub it in, or spread it on. She put some cream on to soothe her sunburn.
If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or email, or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it. I am continuing to apply for jobs. [VERB + for] They may apply to join the organization. [VERB to-infinitive]
to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem. to put to use, esp. for a particular purpose: to apply pressure to open a door.
Definition of apply verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.