apply

/əˈplɑɪ/ v [I] (REQUEST)

Definition

› to request something, usually officially, esp. by writing or by sending in a form: to apply for a job/loan She applied for admission to law school.

(Definition of apply v (REQUEST) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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