apply oneself

English

WOTD – 20 August 2006

Pronunciation

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Verb

apply oneself (third-person singular simple present applies oneself, present participle applying oneself, simple past and past participle applied oneself)

1. (idiomatic) To put forth a concerted effort; to try; to focus.

   His parents wished he'd applied himself better while he was in school.

Translations

to put forth a concerted effort

• Czech: snažit se (cs)
• Finnish: ponnistella (fi), yrittää (fi)
• French: s’appliquer (fr)
• Icelandic: leggja sig fram (leggja sig fram)
• Italian: impegnarsi (it)
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• Maori: ngaki (mi)
• Portuguese: aplicar-se
• Spanish: esforzarse (es), aplicarse (es)
• Swedish: anstränga (sv) (sig)