Past tense of apply
regular verb
The past tense of apply is applied. The past participle is also applied.
Forms of apply
| Base form (V1) | apply /əˈplaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | applied /əˈplaɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | applied /əˈplaɪd/ |
| Present participle | applying /əˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | applies |
Applied in a sentence
- I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.
- Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.
- He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria.From the entry rod
- Historically, trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics and navigation.From the entry trigonometry
- The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.From the entry local
Meaning of apply
- verb To lay or place; to put (one thing to another).
- verb To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case.
- verb To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant.
Questions about the past tense of apply
- What is the past tense of apply?
- The past tense of apply is applied.
- What is the past participle of apply?
- The past participle of apply is applied.
- Is apply a regular or irregular verb?
- Apply is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: apply (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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