v.
1) ( D ; intr. ) ('to request') to ~ for; to (we applied to the authorities for assistance; the captain applied to headquarters for a transfer; she applied for a fellowship)
2) ( D ; intr. ) ('to seek admission to') to ~ to (she applied to three universities)
3) ( D ; intr. ) ('to be relevant') to ~ to (the rule does not ~ to this case)
4) ( D ; refl. ) ('to concentrate one's efforts') to ~ to (she applied herself to her new duties with great energy)
5) ( D ; tr. ) ('to put on') to ~ to (to ~ paint to a surface; to ~ ointment to a rash)
6) ( D ; tr. ) ('to put to use') to ~ to (to ~ theory to practice)
7) ( d ; tr. ) ('to channel') to ~ towards (to ~ money towards a purchase)
8) ( E ) ('to request') he applied to be transferred