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applicable

/əˈplɪkəbl/adjective

उच्चारण अप्लिकबल

लागू, प्रयोज्य

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SSC MTS 2019
adjective
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    ~ (to sb/sth)

    that can be said to be true in the case of somebody or something

    लागू, प्रयोज्य

    • The rule is applicable to all candidates.
    • This discount is applicable only to students who show a valid identity card.
    • This rule is not applicable to foreign students.
    + 3 more examples
    • Delete whichever words are not applicable.
    • The tax is applicable on all goods above a certain price.
    • Is the offer applicable to online orders?

    Synonyms relevant pertinent appropriate valid fitting

    Opposite inapplicable irrelevant inappropriate

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

applicable to sb / sth

Use applicable to when a rule, fact or law covers a person or case; the preposition is to.

जब कोई नियम, तथ्य या कानून किसी व्यक्ति या मामले पर लागू हो, तब 'applicable to' का प्रयोग होता है; preposition 'to' है।

  • This offer is applicable to all students of the school.
  • The new law is not applicable to small farmers.

where applicable / if applicable

Where applicable and if applicable are short forms that mean only when it is relevant; they are common on forms.

'Where applicable' और 'if applicable' संक्षिप्त रूप हैं जिनका अर्थ केवल तब है जब वह प्रासंगिक हो; ये forms पर आम हैं।

  • Attach your caste certificate, where applicable.
  • Give your roll number, if applicable.

be applicable (predicative) / applicable + noun

Applicable is usually used after be; before a noun it means relevant, as in the applicable rate.

'Applicable' प्रायः be के बाद आता है; noun से पहले इसका अर्थ प्रासंगिक है, जैसे the applicable rate।

  • The applicable tax rate is five per cent.
  • These instructions are applicable for the whole exam.

applicable vs applicant vs application

Applicable is an adjective, applicant is the person who applies, and application is the act or the form.

'Applicable' adjective है, 'applicant' आवेदन करने वाला व्यक्ति है, और 'application' आवेदन या उसका फ़ॉर्म है।

  • Each applicant must submit an application; the fee is applicable to all.
+Collocations 4

adverb + applicable

equallygenerallydirectlyuniversallynot strictly

  • The same guidelines are equally applicable to all schools.

applicable + noun

lawratefeetaxrulescategory

  • The applicable fee will be shown at the counter.

phrases with applicable

where applicableif applicablenot applicableonly where applicable

  • Write N/A if the question is not applicable.

verb + applicable

beremainbecomeproveseem

  • The old rule remained applicable until March.
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  • The discount is applicable only to books bought online.

छूट केवल ऑनलाइन खरीदी गई पुस्तकों पर लागू है।

  • Radhika left the column blank because it was not applicable to her.

राधिका ने वह कॉलम खाली छोड़ दिया क्योंकि वह उस पर लागू नहीं होता था।

  • These traffic rules are applicable to cyclists as well.

ये यातायात नियम साइकिल चलाने वालों पर भी लागू हैं।

  • Mark the answer, where applicable, with a tick.

जहाँ लागू हो, वहाँ उत्तर पर सही का निशान लगाएँ।

  • The formula is applicable in this case, but not in the next.

यह सूत्र इस मामले में लागू होता है, पर अगले में नहीं।

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✗ This rule is applicable on all candidates.

✓ This rule is applicable to all candidates.

Applicable takes to, not on.

'Applicable' के बाद 'to' आता है, 'on' नहीं।

✗ The applicant fee is applicable here.

✓ The application fee is applicable here.

Application is the noun for the form or process; applicant is the person.

Form या प्रक्रिया के लिए noun 'application' है; 'applicant' व्यक्ति है।

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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ap·pli·ca·ble

?Which word?

Keep the relevant words together: applicable, relevant, pertinent, germane, apposite.

प्रासंगिक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: applicable, relevant, pertinent, germane, apposite।

§Grammar and usage

Applicable to sb or sth ('applicable to all', not 'applicable for').

'applicable to sb या sth' ('applicable to all', 'applicable for' नहीं)।

Usage: on forms, 'not applicable' (N/A) means the question does not concern you.

प्रयोग में फ़ॉर्म पर 'not applicable' (N/A) का अर्थ है कि प्रश्न आप पर लागू नहीं।