application

B1 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /əp.lɪˈke.ʃən/ UK /ˌæp.lᵻˈkeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #4727

Meanings

1

noun
A formal written or spoken request for a job, a place, or assistance.

December 31 is the deadline for job applications.
2

noun
A computer program designed to help you do a particular task; an app.

I've tried several different word processing applications.
3

noun
The practical use of something for a particular purpose.

This research has many practical applications in medicine.
4

noun
The act of putting or spreading a substance onto a surface.

The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a computer program designed... application programapp

More program software

Word family

Forms applications

Derived forms appapplication-specificapplicationalapplicationismapplicationistapplicationwideapplistructurebioapplicationcoapplicationcounterapplicationcraplicationcrapplication

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Phrases (1)

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mortgage application
a formal request to obtain a loan secured on property

Noun + noun

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 *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō 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.

*pleḱ- Proto-Indo-European applicacioun Middle English aplicacion Old French applicātiōnem Latin

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Technology & Computing Register & Style

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# application

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əp.lɪˈke.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæp.lᵻˈkeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 4727

## Meanings
1. A formal written or spoken request for a job, a place, or assistance.
2. A computer program designed to help you do a particular task; an app.
3. The practical use of something for a particular purpose.
4. The act of putting or spreading a substance onto a surface.

## Examples
- December 31 is the deadline for job applications.
- I've tried several different word processing applications.
- This research has many practical applications in medicine.
- The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.

## Synonyms
- app
- program
- software

## Derived Forms
- app
- application-specific
- applicational
- applicationism
- applicationist
- applicationwide
- applistructure
- bioapplication
- coapplication
- counterapplication
- craplication
- crapplication

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pleḱ-
- Root: applicacioun
- Root: aplicacion
- Root: applicātiōnem

## 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 *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō 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.

## AI Etymology
Application comes 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 plus -ication. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- Register & Style

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