Dictionary

application en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(California) audio
/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌɛp.ləˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
/ˌæp.ləˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin applicō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application From Late Middle English applicacioun, borrowed from Old French aplicacion (French application), from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō (“attachment; application, inclination”), from applicō (“join to, attach; apply”). Equivalent to apply + -ication.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of physically applying or laying on.
- The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
(countable, uncountable) The substance applied.
- 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. 1857, John Eadie, John Francis Waller, William John Macquorn Rankine, The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography:
(countable, uncountable) The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
- What sets fiber lasers apart is their ability to mark (engrave) metal, which opens up a range of possibilities as a complement to woodworking. Brass nameplates for awards or plaques are an obvious application, but it goes further than that. 2026 August 14, Logan Wittmer, “Omtech 60W Autofocus MOPA Fiber Laser”, in Popular Woodworking, volume 290, number 4, page 10:
- 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. 1693, [John Locke], “§43”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
- I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
- The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.
(countable, uncountable) 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.)
- 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. 2017, Mohsin Hamid, Exit West, Hamish Hamilton, page 15:
(countable, uncountable) A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
- December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
(countable, qualifier:bureaucracy, uncountable) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
- Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.
(countable, uncountable) The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
(countable, uncountable) Diligence; close thought or attention.
(countable, uncountable) A kind of needlework; appliqué.
(countable, uncountable) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Compliance.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
applications	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (352)

uk зве́рнення (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · es solicitud (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · pt aplicação (the act of applying as a means) · sh aplikácija (a computer program) · hu felvitel (the act of physically applying or laying on) · yue 應用 /应用 (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ml പ്രയോഗം (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · ru примене́ние (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · it applicazione (a computer program) · nl sollicitatie (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · he בַּקָּשָׁה (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · et taotlus (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · hu használat (the act of applying as a means) · fi soveltaminen (the act of applying as a means) · lv aplikācija (a computer program) · he בַּקָּשָׁה (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fa-ira بَرْنامِه (a computer program) · tr uygulama (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · de Antrag ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · pl program komputerowy (a computer program) · uk зая́вка (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uk застосува́ння (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · es aplicativo (a computer program) · ca aplicació (the thing applied) · az tətbiq (a computer program) · hu app (a computer program) · nl toepassing (the thing applied) · hu pályázat ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · it impiego (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · be про́сьба (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · tr başvuru (the act of physically applying or laying on) · id amprah (the act of applying as a means) · kk өтініш (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · de Anwendung (the act of physically applying or laying on) · el εφαρμογή (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · cmn 應用程序 /应用程序 (a computer program) · pt aplicativo (a computer program) · as এপ্লিকেচন (a computer program) · ti መተግበሪ (a computer program) · pt aplicação (the thing applied) · pdt Aunfroag (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · bg програ́ма (a computer program) · el αίτηση (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · bg приложи́мост (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · ru проше́ние (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · pl aplikacja (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · it applicativo (a computer program) · id aplikasi (a computer program) · th โปรแกรมประยุกต์ (a computer program) · ca sol·licitud (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sh záhtev (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · nn applikasjon (a computer program) · be прагра́ма (a computer program) · ca aplicació (a computer program) · mk барање (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · tr uygulama (the act of applying as a means) · uk застосува́ння (the act of applying as a means) · he יישום \ יִשּׂוּם (a computer program) · hu igénybevétel (the act of applying as a means) · lt programėlė (a computer program) · he יישום \ יִשּׂוּם (the act of applying as a means) · ko 전념 (diligence; close thought or attention) · tg нармафзор (a computer program) · es aplicación (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ko 적용 (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · he תחולה (the act of physically applying or laying on) · fr programme (a computer program) · km កម្មវិធី (a computer program) · be зая́ўка (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ja 出願 (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sh за́хтев (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · nb program (a computer program) · hu pályázás (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · jv aplikasi (a computer program) · ru про́сьба (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · lv pieteikums (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uk вжива́ння (the act of applying as a means) · af toepassing (a computer program) · tr dilekçe (the act of physically applying or laying on) · fi sovellus (a computer program) · he אַפְּלִיקַצְיָה (a computer program) · ta நீவு (the act of physically applying or laying on) · es aplicación (the act of applying as a means) · hu alkalmazás (the act of applying as a means) · nl aanvraag (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ur اطلاق (a computer program) · lv lietojumprogrammatūra (a computer program) · fi levittäminen (the act of physically applying or laying on) · de Anwendung (a computer program) · fi käyttö (the act of applying as a means) · ko 앱 (a computer program) · hi आवेदन (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ar تَطْبِيق (the act of physically applying or laying on) · nl toepassing (a computer program) · ms aplikasi (a computer program) · hu kérvény ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · ta மனு ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · be заяўле́нне (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · hi ऍप्लिकेशन (a computer program) · nb søknad (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · afb أبلكيشن (a computer program) · su aplikasi (a computer program) · he עֲתִירָה (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uz ariza (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · he שימוש (the act of applying as a means) · es aplicación (a computer program) · fi menetelmä (the thing applied) · sv applikation (the act of physically applying or laying on) · bg приложе́ние (the act of physically applying or laying on) · afb تطبيق (a computer program) · ms pemakaian (the act of physically applying or laying on) · pl aplikacja (a computer program) · pl wniosek (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ko 적용물 (the thing applied) · jv pangetrap (a computer program) · hu jelentkezés (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · hu felhordás (the act of physically applying or laying on) · vi đơn xin (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fr application (a computer program) · vi ứng dụng (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ja アプリケーション (a computer program) · ko 신청서 ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · mk извршник (a computer program) · he תׇּכְנָה (a computer program) · pl zastosowanie (the act of applying as a means) · hu felhasználás (the act of applying as a means) · de Bewerbung (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · gu અનુપ્રયોગ (a computer program) · hu bevonat (the thing applied) · hu jelentkezés (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ru програ́мма (a computer program) · es aplicación (the thing applied) · hu rávitel (the act of physically applying or laying on) · nn program (a computer program) · acw تَطْبِيق (a computer program) · mk примена (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · ka აპლიკაცია (a computer program) · es aplicación (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · bg употре́ба (the act of physically applying or laying on) · fa-ira اَپْلیکِیْشِن (a computer program) · pl aplikacja ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · sh záhtjev (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · grc πρόσθεσις (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ro aplicație (the act of applying as a means) · ko 애플리케이션 (a computer program) · uk про́сьба (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · nl aanschrijven (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · lt prašymas (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sh аплика́ција (a computer program) · ar طَلَب (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · it candidatura (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ta தாக்கல் (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · hu alkalmazás (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · uk програ́ма (a computer program) · sv ansökan (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · hu kérelem ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · fr demande (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ta தடவல் (the act of physically applying or laying on) · tr müracaat (the act of physically applying or laying on) · hu applikáció (a computer program) · bg заявле́ние (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ur عَرْضی (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · id pendaftaran (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · af applikasie (a computer program) · eo kandidateco (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · hu indítvány ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · hi अर्ज़ी (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ml അപേക്ഷ (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · tr tatbik (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · sa उपयोग (the act of applying as a means) · sl aplikacija (a computer program) · da applikation (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ka განცხადება (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ru зая́вка (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · hu bevonás (the act of physically applying or laying on) · th แอป (a computer program) · fa-ira اَپ (a computer program) · ko 애플리케이션 (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ky өтүнүч (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ro aplicație (the thing applied) · de Beantragen (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · tg барнома (a computer program) · kk мәлімдеме (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sl prošnja (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · de Antrag (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · nb applikasjon (a computer program) · ar اِسْتِمَارَة (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · kk қолданба (a computer program) · tr uygulama (a computer program) · da applicering (the act of physically applying or laying on) · uz arznoma (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sv programvara (a computer program) · fi anomus (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sh mòlba (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · mk примена (the act of applying as a means) · ja 申請 (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · afb تطبيق (the act of physically applying or laying on) · hu folyamodvány ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · he יישום \ יִשּׂוּם (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · it programma (a computer program) · cmn 應用程式 /应用程式 (a computer program) · eo aplikaĵo (a computer program) · ro aplicație (a computer program) · de Anwendung (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · ja アプリ (a computer program) · sk aplikácia (a computer program) · bg приложе́ние (a computer program) · ko 신청 (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · as দৰ্খাস্ত (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ca aplicació (the act of physically applying or laying on) · be зая́ва (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · mn програм (a computer program) · mk извршен програм (a computer program) · el πρόγραμμα (a computer program) · id pengajuan (the act of applying as a means) · ta விண்ணப்பம் (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · de Anwendung (the act of applying as a means) · pl stosowanie (the act of applying as a means) · fr application (the act of applying as a means) · nl toepassing (the act of applying as a means) · cmn 申請 /申请 (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fa-ira تَقاضانامِه (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · hy գործադիր (a computer program) · hy հավելված (a computer program) · pt inscrição (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · is umsókn (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uk дода́ток (a computer program) · nl computerprogramma (a computer program) · te దరఖాస్తు (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ga iarratas (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ru заявле́ние (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fa-ira دَرْخواسْت (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · tl salapat (the act of physically applying or laying on) · pl aplikacja (the act of physically applying or laying on) · gl aplicación (the act of physically applying or laying on) · uz ilova (a computer program) · cmn 請求 /请求 (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sv applicering (the act of physically applying or laying on) · acw تَطْبِيق (the act of physically applying or laying on) · be дада́так (a computer program) · he יישום \ יִשּׂוּם (the thing applied) · el χρήση (the act of physically applying or laying on) · nl softwarepakket (a computer program) · hy կիրառում (the act of applying as a means) · th แอปพลิเคชัน (a computer program) · ta தடவு (the act of physically applying or laying on) · it applicazione (the act of physically applying or laying on) · tt кушымтама (a computer program) · pt candidatura (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fi soveltaminen (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · ko 응용 (the act of physically applying or laying on) · el εφαρμογή (the thing applied) · ru хода́тайство (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ga feidhmchlár (a computer program) · fi sovellus (the thing applied) · pt aplicação (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · fr application (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · fr application (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ky колдонмо (a computer program) · kk қосымша (a computer program) · mk програм (a computer program) · ta போடு (the act of physically applying or laying on) · fi käyttö (the act of physically applying or laying on) · mk применување (the act of physically applying or laying on) · hu igénylés (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · uk проха́ння (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · tr dilekçe (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · it applicazione (the act of applying as a means) · nl toepassing in de praktijk (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · fr application (the thing applied) · cs aplikace (a computer program) · ta நிரல் (a computer program) · ru приложе́ние (the act of physically applying or laying on) · he החלה (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ru примене́ние (the act of physically applying or laying on) · hu alkalmazás (a computer program) · ru примене́ние (the act of applying as a means) · fa-ira عَریضِه (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uk застосу́нок (a computer program) · sv applikation (a computer program) · ar تَطْبِيق (a computer program) · ro aplicare (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ja 応募 (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · nl applicatie (a computer program) · id permintaan (the act of applying as a means) · tr tatbik (the act of applying as a means) · cs žádost (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uk вжива́ння (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · mi tono (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · mk примена (the act of physically applying or laying on) · ca aplicació (the act of applying as a means) · pl aplikacja (the act of applying as a means) · afb برنامج (a computer program) · ru приложе́ние (a computer program) · hu igyekezet (diligence; close thought or attention) · ml പ്രയോഗം (the act of applying as a means) · pt aplicação (the act of physically applying or laying on) · mk молба (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · he יישום \ יִשּׂוּם (the act of physically applying or laying on) · hu szorgalom (diligence; close thought or attention) · cs přihláška (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · nl aanbrengen (the act of physically applying or laying on) · tg замима (a computer program) · prs عَرِیضَه (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fi siveleminen (the act of physically applying or laying on) · bg молба́ (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · et rakendus (a computer program) · as এপ (a computer program) · ar كِتَاب (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ta விண்ணப்பி (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · bg молба ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) · ru обраще́ние (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · fr candidature (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sk žiadosť (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · el εφαρμογή (a computer program) · hu kérelmezés (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · ta செயலி (a computer program) · pl aplikacja (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) · ur عَرِیضَہ (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · vi áp dụng (the act of physically applying or laying on) · mk апликација (a computer program) · gd cleachdadh (a computer program) · ko 응용 (the act of applying as a means) · sh мо̀лба (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · lv lietotne (a computer program) · vi đơn (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · is tölvuforrit (a computer program) · gd iarrtas (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · tg ариза (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · da ansøgning (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · de App (a computer program) · de Applikation (a computer program) · an demanda (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · uk зая́ва (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · ota تطبیق (the act of applying as a means) · el εφαρμογή (the act of physically applying or laying on) · mi taupānga (a computer program) · af aanvraag (the act of physically applying or laying on) · mk поднесок (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · za wngqyungh (the act of physically applying or laying on) · is forrit (a computer program) · de Beantragung (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · ko 청원 (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · pt aplicação (a computer program) · az proqram (a computer program) · ja 申し込み (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · cmn 應用 /应用 (the act of physically applying or laying on) · sh за́хтјев (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · vi ứng dụng (a computer program) · ml അപേക്ഷ (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) · fi hakemus (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) · sq kërkesë (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar)

wikidata: Q40056

application en · NOUN

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