applicable

adjective

OPAL W

/əˈplɪkəbl/, /ˈæplɪkəbl/

/ˈæplɪkəbl/, /əˈplɪkəbl/

[not usually before noun]

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that can be said to be true in the case of somebody/something synonym relevant
- Give details of children where applicable (= if you have any).
- applicable to somebody/something Much of the form was not applicable (= did not apply) to me.
Extra Examples
- The law is applicable to everyone.
- The offer is only applicable for flights during the week.
- The theory does not seem easily applicable in this case.
- The constitution is equally applicable to all citizens.
- His rules are not universally applicable.
- New developments in research could prove directly applicable to the treatment of some cancers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- broadly
- generally
- widely
- …
preposition
- for
- to
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘compliant’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin applicabilis, from the verb applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

单词	applicable
释义	applicable adjective OPAL W /əˈplɪkəbl/, /ˈæplɪkəbl/ /ˈæplɪkəbl/, /əˈplɪkəbl/ [not usually before noun] jump to other results that can be said to be true in the case of somebody/something synonym relevant Give details of children where applicable (= if you have any). applicable to somebody/something Much of the form was not applicable (= did not apply) to me. Extra Examples The law is applicable to everyone. The offer is only applicable for flights during the week. The theory does not seem easily applicable in this case. The constitution is equally applicable to all citizens. His rules are not universally applicable. New developments in research could prove directly applicable to the treatment of some cancers. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove seem … adverb broadly generally widely … preposition for to See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘compliant’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin applicabilis, from the verb applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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