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applicable

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/əˈplɪkəbl/ · ap-pli-ca-ble

Relevant or appropriate to a particular situation or context.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Relevant or appropriate to a particular situation or context.

کسی خاص صورت حال یا سیاق کے لیے مناسب یا متعلقہ۔

درست

durust

Formal: مناسب

Synonyms

relevantappropriatesuitableمناسبمتعلقہدائمی

Antonyms

irrelevantinapplicableunsuitableغیر متعلقہلاگو نہ ہونے والانامناسب

Common Collocations

  • applicable law
  • applicable rules
  • applicable knowledge

Example Sentences

The applicable regulations must be followed to ensure compliance.

درست ضوابط کی پیروی کی جانی چاہیے تاکہ پابندی کو یقینی بنایا جا سکے۔

Durust zabita ki pairovi ki jani chahiye taake pabandi ko yaqini banaya ja sake.

Please refer to the applicable guidelines for this project.

براہ کرم اس منصوبے کے لیے موزوں رہنما خطوط کا حوالہ دیں۔

Barah-e-karam is mansube ke liye mohtat rehnumai khatoot ka hawala dain.

The law is applicable to all citizens regardless of age.

یہ قانون تمام شہریوں پر عمر کی پرواہ کیے بغیر لاگو ہوتا ہے۔

Yeh qanoon tamam shehrion par umar ki parwaah kiye baghair lagu hota hai.

Easily Confused With

applicable vs. applicable:While they sound similar, 'applicable' refers to something relevant, while 'inapplicable' means not relevant.

Word Family

apply
verbلاگو کرنا
application
nounدرخواست

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember that if something is applicable, it 'applies' to the situation.

Visualize a checklist, where only applicable items are marked.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "applicabilis" — to intervene or put on

First known use: 15th century

The term 'applicable' has developed from its Latin roots through Old French into its modern English form, retaining the core meaning of something that can be applied.