apply

• vt.塗る、服を着せる。
• vi.塗る、着せる、申し込む。

接頭辞ap-はad-と同じ。 語根のply（巻き上げる、巻き込む）については、implyを参照。

apply

apply: see ply

apply (v.)

late 14c., "to put (one's faculties, etc.) to some task or career," late 14c., from Old French aploiier "apply, use, attach" (12c., Modern French appliquer), from Latin applicare "attach to, join, connect;" figuratively, "devote (oneself) to, give attention," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + plicare "fold" (see ply (v.1)). The etymological sense is "bring things in contact with one another." Of lotions, from early 15c. Meaning "seek a job by submitting an application for one" is from 1851. A by-form applicate is recorded from 1530s. Related: Applied; applying.

1. Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price.

投資家は固定価格の株式ポートフォリオを申し込むことができる。

2.You will need to apply three coats of varnish.

3層のワニスを塗布する必要があります。

3.The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound.

傷を直接押さえるのが正しい。

4.Priority will be given to those who apply early.

早期出願者が優先される。

5. Apply a dressing to the wound and bandage it.

傷口にドレッシングをかけ、包帯で包む。