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aplicar

/apliˈkaɾ/ · a‧pli‧car

verb

  1. to apply (rule, cream)

    • Aplica la crema dos veces al día.
      Apply the cream twice a day.

"To apply for a job" is usually solicitar or postularse, not aplicar.

PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yoaplicoapliquéaplicabaaplicaré
túaplicasaplicasteaplicabasaplicarás
él, ella, ustedaplicaaplicóaplicabaaplicará
nosotrosaplicamosaplicamosaplicábamosaplicaremos
ellos, ellas, ustedesaplicanaplicaronaplicabanaplicarán

gerund aplicando · past participle aplicado

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

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