Apply and Application - January 13, 2025

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1. 0:01This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Kristina in Poland.
2. 0:09Here is Kristina's question.
3. 0:13Dear Teacher, I would like to know of different ways to use words such as apply
4. 0:21and application for getting jobs or other purposes.
5. 0:28Thank you, Kristina.
6. 0:31I'm happy to answer this question, Christina.
7. 0:37The word apply is a verb, and the word application is a noun.
8. 0:44We can use both words when discussing the process of looking for a job.
9. 0:51We say we apply for a job when we go through the official process
10. 0:59of asking an employer for work.
11. 1:03To do this, we usually have to complete a job application.
12. 1:09The application is a form, either online or on paper,
13. 1:15that gives the employer information about the person applying for the job.
14. 1:23We commonly use the phrasal verb fill out to express the act of completing an application.
15. 1:32Consider the following examples.
16. 1:36You must fill out this application first.
17. 1:40Did you fill out the application?
18. 1:43While we say apply for when trying to get a job,
19. 1:49we say apply to when we are trying to get accepted into a school
20. 1:56or other program, as in the following example.
21. 2:03She applied to three medical schools in California.
22. 2:06However, we say apply for when we are trying to get financial aid
23. 2:14or special awards.
24. 2:18The expression apply to also has another meaning.
25. 2:24It can mean that something relates to something else,
26. 2:29or that something is true for all people or things.
27. 2:34Listen to the following examples.
28. 2:39The new rule only applies to people who work more than 40 hours each week.
29. 2:46The right of freedom of speech should apply to all citizens.
30. 2:52The word application has other meanings besides a form people fill out.
31. 2:58Among these is a computer program that does a specific task or kind of work.
32. 3:08From this meaning, we get the term apps, which we use in our smartphones and computers.
33. 3:18There also is another expression with the verb apply.
34. 3:22If you apply yourself, that means that you are working hard over a period
35. 3:31of time to complete a project or develop a skill.
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