English English Dictionary

application in English:

1. practical

It's not practical.

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.

Practical utility and artistic beauty combine to make a comfortable house to live in.

New truth and knowledge always elevate human life and most usually find practical application.

Well, for the practical problem, in the midst of those rumours flying around I'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.

Consider what effects, that might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object.

Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.

On the practical side, the application of Emmet's theory has produced several outstanding designs.

MPEC-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.

He makes believe that he is a practical statesman, but in really he is a cunning politician.

I’m not very good at practical tasks. I’m much better with my mind.

Banning all vehicles from the citY centre is a lovely idea but' oon't think it's practical at all

While a brain operation is being performed, both doctors and nurses must handle the patient with kid gloves and yet with all speed practical.

Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man...

The Koran, far from being inimitable, is a literary work of inferior quality, as it is neither clear, nor understandable, nor does it possess any practical value and is certainly not a revealed book.

2. application

After she filled out the application, the records clerk told her that the fee was eight dollars.

External application only.

If you use the quit command noted below, you can make the application exit.

New truth and knowledge always elevate human life and most usually find practical application.

It should be emphasized that Emmet's theory yielded a number of byproducts in the process of application.

In the U.S., part of the application process to universities usually includes an essay on "Why I want to go to university."

Application to his studies brought him excellent results in the final examination.

This means you can reuse them freely for a textbook, for an application, for a research project, for anything!

The effective application of antiseptics is an important matter in the prevention of hospital infections.

Almost all implementations of virtual memory divide the virtual address space of an application program into pages; a page is a block of contiguous virtual memory addresses.

This school was recommended to me by someone I asked to help me with the visa application process.

The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.

1. We have submitted an application for EU funds. 2. What is the application of this device? It has many practical applications.

The application of EC health and safety legislation in member states will help future generations.

He pioneered the application of scientific techniques to police work.

3. a way to use something

English word "application"(a way to use something) occurs in sets:

Advanced English words that start with "A"

4. apply

Thousands of people apply for political asylum each year.

Apply within.

Apply to the office for further details.

When foreign citizens land in Japan, they must apply for landing permission at the air or seaports where they arrive.

All men who profit from the fruits of the earth must give back part of them to the Church, who will apply them to three uses: providing for pastors, the maintenance of religious buildings, help to the poor.

This is a basic factor that can even be said to be the common lot of man, it certainly doesn't apply only to Germans.

Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.

Anyone who really wishes to apply themselves to the freedom of mankind must have the courage to face the truth, regardless how bitter it may be.

To apply further analysis to documents and files matching the keywords and find the hidden truth is "knowledge".

Students from smaller universities are especially encouraged to apply

destroy the tissue affected by wart by freezing or applying topical acids

This is something we already require from the banks, so the same should apply to SMEs.

But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire.

It is one thing to acquire knowledge; it is quite another to apply it.

With your ability it should be a doddle, but please don't be prideful of that but first apply yourself dilligently with everyone in your class.

5. use

He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.

I use Firefox.

Even though computer programmers may use semicolons every day, nowadays most people only use semicolons for emoticons.

In all likelihood, you will pass the entrance exam if you use this textbook.

Time is a precious thing, so we should make the best use of it.

Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.

If it's badly insulated, it won't warm up regardless of how much heating you use.

That knife was so blunt I couldn't use it to cut the meat so I had to rely on my pocket knife.

In the end, because of the disease, he became unable to walk and had to use a motorized wheelchair to get around.

The USSR will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.

It is illegal in the United States for law enforcement to use torture to get information.

I used to use Twitter, but then found it a bit boring, so I stopped using it.

Instead of using disposable chopsticks, it's better to use plastic chopsticks that you can wash.

Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.