See Also: APPLICATION(law)
Application(medicine)
application(dictionary)
job application(medicine)
application(dictionary)
APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION(law)
application software(dictionary)
CROSS APPLICATION(law)
Mortgage application(finance)
Combined Application(law)

application (oh)



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1 ?written request?
2 ?practical use?
3 ?computers?
4 ?paint/liquid?
5 ?effort?
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[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: applicatio, from applicare; APPLY]
?WRITTEN REQUEST?
[U and C] a formal, usually written, request for something such as a job, place at university, or permission to do something
application for
::an application for a grant
application from
::The university welcomes applications from overseas students.
:: We receive hundreds of job applications each year.
::I filled in the application form and sent it off.
::You have to submit your application before the end of the month.
:: I've put in an application for a transfer.
::He received a letter saying that his application had been rejected .
::It can take a long time for your visa application to be processed .
::The Council is currently reviewing the way it deals with planning applications .
::Thank you for your letter of application , which we received yesterday.
?PRACTICAL USE?
[U and C] practical purpose for which a machine, idea etc can be used, or a situation when this is used
application of/to/in
::the applications of genetic engineering in agriculture
::The research has many practical applications .
?COMPUTERS?
[C] a piece of computer software which does a particular job
::We received training on a number of spreadsheet and database applications.
?PAINT/LIQUID?
[U and C] when you put something such as paint, liquid, medicine etc onto a surface
application of
::The application of fertilizer increased the size of the plants.
?EFFORT?
[U] attention or effort over a long period of time
::Making your new business successful requires luck, patience, and application.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
job application
fill in/out an application
application form
make/put in/submit an application
accept somebody's application
reject somebody's application
process an application (=deal with it)
planning application (=a request for permission to build something)
letter of application