apply for

to make a formal request for a job, loan, permission, scholarship, etc

• You should apply for that post.
• If I were you, I would apply for the scholarship.
• You need your parents' permission if you are going to apply for that.
• If you want this job, you must apply for it by tomorrow.
• Were I you, I would apply for the job.
• Have you applied for a passport yet?
• I applied for a visa.
• Peter applied to his boss for a raise.
• Tom is thinking about applying for a better-paying job.
• Tom is going to apply for a job with a computer company.
• When the school needed a new teacher, he applied for the position.
• I applied for membership in the association.
• I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.
• When applying for tickets, please give alternative dates.
• He applied for admission to the club.
• Tom applied for asylum.