applicable
adjective/əˈplɪkəbl/, /ˈæplɪkəbl/
/ˈæplɪkəbl/, /əˈplɪkəbl/
[not usually before noun]- 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
- …
- broadly
- generally
- widely
- …
- for
- to
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’.Want to learn more?
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