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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin applicāre . Doublet of aplegar , which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Verb
aplicar (first-person singular present aplico , first-person singular preterite apliquí , past participle aplicat )
( transitive ) to apply
( reflexive ) to apply oneself
Jo era l'únic que m'aplicava una mica. I was the only one who applied myself a little.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
“aplicar ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
“aplicar ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“aplicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .
“aplicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
14th century. Learned borrowing from Latin applicāre . Compare the inherited doublet achegar .
Pronunciation
Verb
aplicar (first-person singular present aplico , first-person singular preterite apliquei , past participle aplicado )
to apply
( pronominal ) to commit (to); to dedicate oneself to ( to pursue a course of action with great effort )
to save ( to store for future use )
Conjugation
Conjugation of aplicar (c-qu alternation)
aplicar
aplicar
aplicares
aplicar
aplicarmos
aplicardes
aplicarem
aplicando
aplicado
aplicados
aplicada
aplicadas
Indicative
Present
aplico
aplicas
aplica
aplicamos
aplicades , aplicais
aplicam
Imperfect
aplicava
aplicavas
aplicava
aplicávamos
aplicávades , aplicáveis , aplicávais 1
aplicavam
Preterite
apliquei
aplicaste , aplicache 1
aplicou
aplicamos
aplicastes
aplicárom , aplicaram
Pluperfect
aplicara
aplicaras
aplicara
aplicáramos
aplicárades , aplicáreis , aplicárais 1
aplicaram
Future
aplicarei
aplicarás
aplicará
aplicaremos
aplicaredes , aplicareis
aplicarám , aplicarão
Conditional
aplicaria
aplicarias
aplicaria
aplicaríamos
aplicaríades , aplicaríeis , aplicaríais 1
aplicariam
Subjunctive
Present
aplique
apliques
aplique
apliquemos
apliquedes , apliqueis
apliquem
Imperfect
aplicasse
aplicasses
aplicasse
aplicássemos
aplicássedes , aplicásseis
aplicassem
Future
aplicar
aplicares
aplicar
aplicarmos
aplicardes
aplicarem
Imperative
Affirmative
aplica
aplique
apliquemos
aplicade , aplicai
apliquem
Negative (nom )
nom apliques
nom aplique
nom apliquemos
nom apliquedes , nom apliqueis
nom apliquem
Derived terms
References
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “aplicad ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “aplicar ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “aplicar ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“aplicar ” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “aplicar ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin applicāre . Compare the inherited doublet achegar .
Pronunciation
Verb
aplicar (first-person singular present aplico , first-person singular preterite apliquei , past participle aplicado )
( transitive ) to apply ( to put on )
Aplique xampu no seu cabelo até que ele fique macio.Apply shampoo onto your hair until it gets soft.
1940 January 7, “Conselhos para cuidar da pelle das creanças ”, in Correio da Manhã , volume 115 , number 5, Recife , page 12 :Se bem que as crianças não possam fazer uso dos mesmos preparados que os adultos contra as rachaduras da pelle, não quer dizer que não se deva applicar outros apropriados. Although children cannot make use of the same preparations as adults against cracked skin, this does not mean one should not apply other appropriate ones.
( transitive ) to apply ( to put to use for a purpose )
O juiz aplicou a pena de morte ao psicopata. The judge applied the death sentence to the psychopath.
( pronominal ) to apply ( to be relevant to )
Lógica matemática nem sempre se aplica à vida real. Mathematical logic doesn’t always apply to real life.
( reflexive ) to commit ; to dedicate oneself ( to pursue a course of action with great effort )
Estes pirralhos não se querem aplicar aos estudos. These brats don’t want to commit to their studies.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin applicāre . Doublet of aplegar and allegar .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /apliˈkaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧pli‧car
Verb
aplicar (first-person singular present aplico , first-person singular preterite apliqué , past participle aplicado )
to use , to apply
El presidente aplicó medidas especiales. The president used special measures.
to smear , to put something above another thing or in contact with another thing
Synonym: untar
Aplicó la mermelada a la tostada.He spread the marmalade on the toast.
Aplicó la pomada a la rodilla.He smeared the cream on his knee.
( Belize ) to apply for a job
( reflexive ) to apply oneself
( reflexive ) to apply , to hold true
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of aplicar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive aplicar
aplicarme
aplicarte
aplicarle , aplicarse
aplicarnos
aplicaros
aplicarles , aplicarse
aplicarme
aplicarte
aplicarlo , aplicarla , aplicarse
aplicarnos
aplicaros
aplicarlos , aplicarlas , aplicarse
with gerund aplicando
aplicándome
aplicándote
aplicándole , aplicándose
aplicándonos
aplicándoos
aplicándoles , aplicándose
aplicándome
aplicándote
aplicándolo , aplicándola , aplicándose
aplicándonos
aplicándoos
aplicándolos , aplicándolas , aplicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aplica
aplícame
aplícate
aplícale
aplícanos
not used
aplícales
aplícame
aplícate
aplícalo , aplícala
aplícanos
not used
aplícalos , aplícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aplicá
aplicame
aplicate
aplicale
aplicanos
not used
aplicales
aplicame
aplicate
aplicalo , aplicala
aplicanos
not used
aplicalos , aplicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aplique
aplíqueme
not used
aplíquele , aplíquese
aplíquenos
not used
aplíqueles
aplíqueme
not used
aplíquelo , aplíquela , aplíquese
aplíquenos
not used
aplíquelos , aplíquelas
with first-person plural imperative apliquemos
not used
apliquémoste
apliquémosle
apliquémonos
apliquémoos
apliquémosles
not used
apliquémoste
apliquémoslo , apliquémosla
apliquémonos
apliquémoos
apliquémoslos , apliquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aplicad
aplicadme
not used
aplicadle
aplicadnos
aplicaos
aplicadles
aplicadme
not used
aplicadlo , aplicadla
aplicadnos
aplicaos
aplicadlos , aplicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apliquen
aplíquenme
not used
aplíquenle
aplíquennos
not used
aplíquenles , aplíquense
aplíquenme
not used
aplíquenlo , aplíquenla
aplíquennos
not used
aplíquenlos , aplíquenlas , aplíquense
Derived terms
Further reading