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applied

  • /əˈplaɪd/

Rhymes with -aɪd

adjective

  1. not comparable Put into practical use.
  2. not comparable Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering. applied research

    Opposite: pure

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of apply

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: practical, utilized, use, actioned, applicable, application, practice, operation, practised, enforceable, applicability, adapted, achieved, compliance, practiced, effect

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adj put into practical use

Españolaplicado
日本語応用 ōyō
中文應用的 /应用的 yìngyòng de, 實用的 /实用的 shíyòng de
हिन्दीप्रयुक्त prayukt
Portuguêsaplicado
Françaisappliqué
Deutschangewandt
Русскийприкладно́й prikladnój, практи́ческий praktíčeskij

adj concerned with practical problems, rather that theoretical abstractions

Españolaplicado
日本語応用 ōyō
Portuguêsaplicado
Françaisappliqué
Deutschangewandt
Русскийприкладно́й prikladnój, практи́ческий praktíčeskij

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@misc{applied_2026,
  title = {applied},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/applied},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}