Apply and Finish

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

Finish and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead a verb "Apply".

Finish

Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

Apply and finish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Finish".

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

Common collocations

thought apply thought finish thought
job apply job finish job
time apply time finish time
way apply way finish way
Other words: spell, level, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • So Near Yet So Far But other than that, same rules apply—The Hero needs to go on an adventure to finish things.
  • Literature / Holes Gone Horribly Right: Armpit has a suggestion about the showers, that the four-minute shower should be changed so the water sprays for a minute, stops for one minute to allow them to apply soap, then restart for three minutes to finish.
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