Definition of "applies" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apply. (verb)

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• "The term applies to any combination of vitamins and minerals in any strength, as long as they are listed on the label."
• "DYNAMITE: The term applies to TNT's bittersweet Men of a Certain Age, continuing its terrific second season, but not so much to the instantly tiresome new legal dramedy Franklin & Bash, which implodes in the belief that aggressive quirkiness, smarmy frat-boy sexual innuendo and a "suits are douches" philosophy will endear its Peter Pan protagonists to a wide audience."
• "Broadly defined, simulcra can be robotic, but in this context the term applies to a nonmechanical imitation."