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# applicable

adjective

«applicable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Applicable means relevant or able to be used in a particular case; it applies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal word on forms and in rules: «tick the box if applicable», «not applicable (N/A)». In maths, a rule may be applicable to all numbers or only some. Everyday words: «relevant», «that applies».

### Examples

- Fill in all the applicable boxes on the form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x1)
- Write N/A, meaning «not applicable», if a question does not fit you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x2)
- This rule is applicable to everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x3)
- The discount is applicable only on Mondays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x4)
- Is this method applicable to fractions too? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x5)
- Fees are applicable for late books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x6)
- “It is applicable to you,” answered the Linnet; and he flew down, and alighting upon the bank, he told the story of The Devoted Friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/#x7)

### Note

Said «uh-PLIK-uh-bul» or «AP-lik-uh-bul». Short form on forms: N/A = not applicable. Verb: apply. Opposite: inapplicable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «applicable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applicable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«applicable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/applicable.html) on Mova free.