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applicablerelevant or appropriate to a particular situation

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relevant or appropriate to a particular situation

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈplɪkəbl/

Korean meaning: 적용할 수 있는, 해당되는, 관련 있는

Korean pronunciation: 어**플**리커블

Example Sentences

  • The discount is only applicable to students who show their ID cards.
  • His excuse about being abducted by aliens was not applicable to missing the math exam.
  • The company's dress code is applicable to all employees, including the CEO who still wears pajamas to meetings.

applicable

ADJECTIVE

//əˈplɪkəbl//

relevant or appropriate to a particular situation

applicable concept
💡 Concept

The safety rules are applicable to every worker on this construction site.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈplɪkəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈplɪkəbl/

🌳Etymology

Rootapply
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin 'applicabilis', derived from 'applicare' meaning 'to attach or apply to', combined with the suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being'. The Latin root comes from 'ad-' (to) and 'plicare' (to fold).

🎵Rhyme

reliabledesirableadmirable
reliable
desirable
admirable

🔗Collocations

applicable law
applicable rules
directly applicable
widely applicable
not applicable
applicable to

📝Examples

The discount is only applicable to students who show their ID cards.

😄 Fun example

His excuse about being abducted by aliens was not applicable to missing the math exam.

😄 Fun example

The company's dress code is applicable to all employees, including the CEO who still wears pajamas to meetings.

These safety regulations are applicable in all laboratory environments.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

relevantappropriatesuitablepertinentvalid

Antonyms

inapplicableirrelevantinappropriate

Related

applyapplicationapplicantappliance

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