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applicable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [əˈplɪk.ə.bɫ̩]
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, traditional: /ˈæp.lɪ kə.bəl/
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈæp.lɪ.kə.bɫ̩]
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪkəbəl
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 P L AH0 K AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suitable for application; relevant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This rule is not applicable to the longer-standing members of the club.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being applied; having relevance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gave applicable examples to support her argument

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French applicable, from Medieval Latin applicabilis.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قابل للتطبيق — suitable for application; relevant
  • Bulgarian: приложим (priložim) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Catalan: aplicable — suitable for application; relevant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 適用 /适用 (shìyòng) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Czech: aplikovatelný — suitable for application; relevant
  • Danish: anvendelig — suitable for application; relevant
  • Dutch: toepasselijk — suitable for application; relevant
  • Finnish: sopiva — suitable for application; relevant
  • Finnish: soveltuva — suitable for application; relevant
  • French: applicable — suitable for application; relevant
  • Galician: aplicable — suitable for application; relevant
  • Galician: aplicábel — suitable for application; relevant
  • German: anwendbar — suitable for application; relevant
  • German: relevant — suitable for application; relevant
  • Greek: εφαρμόσιμος (efarmósimos) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Hungarian: alkalmazható — suitable for application; relevant
  • Indonesian: berlaku — suitable for application; relevant
  • Indonesian: sesuai — suitable for application; relevant
  • Korean: 적용할 수 있는 (jeogyonghal su inneun) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Polish: odpowiedni — suitable for application; relevant
  • Polish: dotyczący — suitable for application; relevant
  • Polish: odnoszący się — suitable for application; relevant
  • Portuguese: aplicável — suitable for application; relevant
  • Romanian: aplicabil — suitable for application; relevant
  • Romanian: adecvat — suitable for application; relevant
  • Romanian: potrivit — suitable for application; relevant
  • Russian: примени́мый (primenímyj) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Russian: подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Russian: приго́дный (prigódnyj) — suitable for application; relevant
  • Spanish: aplicable — suitable for application; relevant
  • Spanish: aplicadero — suitable for application; relevant
  • Swedish: tillämplig — suitable for application; relevant
  • Swedish: passande — suitable for application; relevant
  • Swedish: användbar — suitable for application; relevant
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