noun
1 written request
ADJECTIVE
▪ formal , written
▪ successful
▪
I am pleased to tell you that your ~ for the position has been successful.
▪ unsuccessful
▪ grant , job , membership , patent , planning ( BrE ), visa , etc.
▪
All planning ~s should be submitted to the local council.
▪
There has been a drop in visa ~s.
▪
After many job ~s and interviews, BethAnn finally got lucky.
VERB + APPLICATION
▪ file , lodge ( BrE ), make , send , send in , submit
▪
The applicant must file a written ~ to the court.
▪ fill in ( BrE ), fill out
▪
Prospective members fill out an online ~.
▪ withdraw
▪ consider , examine , process , review , screen
▪
It takes time to process each ~.
▪ invite ( esp. BrE )
▪
Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in French.
▪ accept
▪
We accept permit ~s year-round.
▪ approve , grant ( law )
▪
His ~ for bail was granted.
▪ refuse ( law ), reject , turn down
APPLICATION + NOUN
▪ form
▪ guidelines
▪ deadline
▪ fee
▪ procedure , process
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ ( formal )
▪
Admission is obtained by written ~.
▪ on ~
▪
A permit is available on ~ to the company.
▪ ~ for
▪
an ~ for a new permit
▪ ~ to
▪
an ~ to the authorities
2 practical use
ADJECTIVE
▪ practical , real-world
▪
What are the practical ~s of this work?
▪ general
▪
The program is designed for general ~.
▪ wide
▪ potential
▪
The research has a wide range of potential ~s.
▪ agricultural , clinical , commercial , industrial
▪ therapeutic
▪
the reported therapeutic ~s of bee venom
3 computing
ADJECTIVE
▪ software
▪ database , multimedia
▪ e-business , e-commerce
▪ desktop
▪ Web , Web-based
▪ business-critical , mission-critical
▪ stand-alone
▪ interactive
▪ mobile , wireless
▪ killer (usually killer app )
▪
I believe email is the one single killer app since the invention of computers.
VERB + APPLICATION
▪ launch , run , use
▪
You can run several ~s at the same time.
▪ download
▪ install
▪ access
▪
Users access the ~s via the Web.
▪ build , create , develop , write
▪ integrate
▪
an operating system that can integrate other ~s
APPLICATION + VERB
▪ run
APPLICATION + NOUN
▪ program , software
▪ developer
▪ development
▪ performance