apply for (something)

apply for (something)

To pursue something, such as a job, often through a formal process. When's the deadline to apply for financial aid?
See also: apply
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

apply for

v.
To request or seek some assistance, admission, or employment: At least fifty people applied for the job. I might have to apply for unemployment benefits.
See also: apply
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • apply for
  • applied
  • apply
  • apply (oneself) to (something)
  • apply oneself to
  • apply to
  • be (just) as well
  • be as well
  • make with the something
  • be there for the taking