Apply vs. Attend

(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

Example: ‘to apply cream to a rash’;

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote

Example: ‘to apply funds to the repayment of a debt’;

(transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case

(transitive) To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.

(transitive) To betake; to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

Example: ‘I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.’; ‘Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.’; ‘Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.’;

(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

Example: ‘That rule only applies to foreigners.’;

(obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

(obsolete) To visit.

alternative spelling of appley

To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); - with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.

Example: ‘He said, and the sword his throat applied.’;

To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.

Example: ‘Yet God at lastTo Satan, first in sin, his doom applied.’;

To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.

Example: ‘Apply thine heart unto instruction.’;

To direct or address.

Example: ‘Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto.’;

To betake; to address; to refer; - used reflexively.

Example: ‘I applied myself to him for help.’;

To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

Example: ‘She was skillful in applying his "humors."’;

To visit.

Example: ‘And he applied each place so fast.’;

To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.

To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.

To ply; to move.

Example: ‘I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water.’;

To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).

put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;

Example: ‘use your head!’; ‘we only use Spanish at home’; ‘I can't make use of this tool’; ‘Apply a magnetic field here’; ‘This thinking was applied to many projects’; ‘How do you utilize this tool?’; ‘I apply this rule to get good results’; ‘use the plastic bags to store the food’; ‘He doesn't know how to use a computer’;

be pertinent or relevant or applicable;

Example: ‘The same laws apply to you!’; ‘This theory holds for all irrational numbers’; ‘The same rules go for everyone’;

ask (for something);

Example: ‘He applied for a leave of absence’; ‘She applied for college’; ‘apply for a job’;

apply to a surface;

Example: ‘She applied paint to the back of the house’; ‘Put on make-up!’;

be applicable to; as to an analysis;

Example: ‘This theory lends itself well to our new data’;

give or convey physically;

Example: ‘She gave him First Aid’; ‘I gave him a punch in the nose’;

avail oneself to;

Example: ‘apply a principle’; ‘practice a religion’; ‘use care when going down the stairs’; ‘use your common sense’; ‘practice non-violent resistance’;

ensure observance of laws and rules;

Example: ‘Apply the rules to everyone’;

refer (a word or name) to a person or thing;

Example: ‘He applied this racial slur to me!’;

apply oneself to;

Example: ‘Please apply yourself to your homework’;

make a formal application or request

Example: ‘a number of people have applied to vote by proxy’; ‘you need to apply to the local authority for a grant’;

put oneself forward formally as a candidate for a job

Example: ‘she had applied for a number of positions’;

be applicable or relevant

Example: ‘normal rules apply’; ‘prices do not apply to public holiday periods’;

bring or put into operation or use

Example: ‘the oil industry has failed to apply appropriate standards of care’;

put or spread (a substance) on a surface

Example: ‘the sealer can be applied to new wood’;

use; exert

Example: ‘smooth over with a cloth, applying even pressure’;

give one's full attention to a task; work hard

Example: ‘for two years, she applied herself to her studies with dedication’;

In mathematics and computer science, apply is a function that applies a function to arguments. It is central to programming languages derived from lambda calculus, such as LISP and Scheme, and also in functional languages.

To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.

To listen (to, unto).

(intransitive) To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after.

Example: ‘Secretaries attend to correspondence.’;

(transitive) To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone).

Example: ‘Valets attend to their employer's wardrobe.’;

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place).

Example: ‘Children must attend primary school.’;

To go to (a place) for some purpose (with at).

To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.

Example: ‘a measure attended with ill effects’;

To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

alternative form of atend|nodot=9"to kindle".

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

Example: ‘The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger.’;

To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.

To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.

Example: ‘The fifth had charge sick persons to attend.’; ‘Attends the emperor in his royal court.’; ‘With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither.’;

To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.

Example: ‘What cares must then attend the toiling swain.’;

To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

Example: ‘The state that attends all men after this.’; ‘Three days I promised to attend my doom.’;

To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; - usually followed by to.

Example: ‘Attend to the voice of my supplications.’; ‘Man can not at the same time attend to two objects.’;

To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; - often followed by on or upon.

Example: ‘He was required to attend upon the committee.’;

with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.

To wait; to stay; to delay.

Example: ‘For this perfection she must yet attend,Till to her Maker she espoused be.’;

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.;

Example: ‘She attends class regularly’; ‘I rarely attend services at my church’; ‘did you go to the meeting?’;

take charge of or deal with;

Example: ‘Could you see about lunch?’; ‘I must attend to this matter’; ‘She took care of this business’;

to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result;

Example: ‘Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation’;

work for or be a servant to;

Example: ‘May I serve you?’; ‘She attends the old lady in the wheelchair’; ‘Can you wait on our table, please?’; ‘Is a salesperson assisting you?’; ‘The minister served the King for many years’;

give heed (to);

Example: ‘The children in the audience attended the recital quietly’; ‘She hung on his every word’; ‘They attended to everything he said’;

be present at (an event, meeting, or function)

Example: ‘her family were not invited to attend’; ‘the whole sales force attended the conference’;

go regularly to (a school, church, or clinic)

Example: ‘all children are required to attend school’;

deal with

Example: ‘he muttered that he had business to attend to’;

give practical help and care to; look after

Example: ‘each of the beds in the intensive-care unit is attended by a nurse’; ‘the severely wounded had two medics to attend to their wounds’;

pay attention to

Example: ‘Alice hadn't attended to a word of his sermon’;

escort and wait on (a member of royalty or other important person)

Example: ‘Her Royal Highness was attended by Mrs Jane Stevens’;

occur with or as a result of

Example: ‘people feared that the switch to a peacetime economy would be attended by a severe slump’;