apply

verb/əˈplaɪ/CEFR A2

আবেদন করা, প্রয়োগ করা

Meaning

To make a formal request, or to use something in a practical way.

Example sentences

I want to apply for this job.আমি এই চাকরির জন্য আবেদন করতে চাই।
Apply the rules carefully.নিয়মগুলো সাবধানে প্রয়োগ করো।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: request, use

Similar words, and what each means

request
অনুরোধ করা
To ask for something politely or formally.
use
ব্যবহার করা
To do something with a thing for a purpose.
exert
প্রয়োগ করা; (নিজেকে) খাটানো
To use effort, power or influence; to make yourself work hard.

Other English words for “আবেদন করা, প্রয়োগ করা”

petition
A formal written request, usually signed by many people.
exert
To use effort, power or influence; to make yourself work hard.
administer
To manage the running of something, or to give a medicine or a test.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

appliancenounঅ্যাপ্লায়েন্স, বৈদ্যুতিক গৃহস্থালি যন্ত্র

“apply” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Two prepositions after the same word usually mean two different things: apply for a job, apply to a university; agree with a person, agree to a plan.
Appropriate Prepositions in English →
There is no rule that predicts which words pair up, so a collocation is learned as one whole piece, the way you learn a single word rather than the way you apply a grammar rule.
Common English Collocations: Words That Go Together →
I am writing to apply for the post of Junior Officer advertised in Prothom Alo on 28 August 2026.
How to Write a Job Application Email →

Where this word is used

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“apply” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • তোতলানো, আটকে আটকে কথা বলা
- • পাকা, পরিণত হওয়া
- • আলিঙ্গন করা, জড়িয়ে ধরা
- • আবেদন করা, প্রয়োগ করা
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আবেদন করা, প্রয়োগ করা — apply (verb) — আবেদন করা, প্রয়োগ করা. To make a formal request, or to use something in a practical way.
Which word is closest in meaning to “apply”?
- • request
- • salvage
- • epitomise
- • pull
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request — request — অনুরোধ করা. To ask for something politely or formally.

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