applying
申請中
解説 Definition
applying は apply（申請する、応募する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。学校、仕事、許可などに申し込んでいる動作を表し、「申請中」「応募している」という文脈で使われます。
The present participle or gerund of apply, meaning to make a formal request for a job, place, visa, permission, or similar opportunity. It often appears in the progressive construction be applying for to describe an application in progress.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
applying は apply の現在分詞・動名詞です。語末の y を残して -ing を付け、applying とし、発音は /əˈplaɪɪŋ/。apply for a job「仕事に応募する」、apply for a visa「ビザを申請する」のように、求める対象には for を使います。「申請中」は be applying for の形で覚えましょう。
Applying is the -ing form of apply. Keep the y and add -ing: apply becomes applying, pronounced with two adjacent vowel sounds in /əˈplaɪɪŋ/. For the sense “申請中” or “応募している,” learn the full pattern be applying for: she is applying for a job, I am applying for a visa, and they are applying for permission. The preposition for introduces what the person hopes to receive. Do not confuse this with applying paint or applying a rule, where apply means putting something onto a surface or putting a principle into use.
例文
She is applying for a new job.
彼女は新しい仕事に応募中です。
I am applying for a student visa.
私は学生ビザを申請中です。
They are applying for permission to use the room.
彼らはその部屋を使う許可を申請しています。
applying の類義語・関連語
applying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 applicare（ad-「～に」+ plicare「折る、重ねる」）が語源。「折り重ねて近づける→適用する→申請する」と意味が派生。関連語: implicate（巻き込む）、complicate（複雑にする）。plicare系の語は「折り畳む動作」が核にある。
Applying is formed from apply by retaining the final y and adding -ing. Apply comes through French from Latin applicare, built from ad-, “to,” and plicare, “to fold.” The early image was of joining or bringing one thing into close contact with another. Its meanings expanded to include putting something to use and directing oneself toward a purpose. From the latter idea came the modern sense of formally requesting a position, permission, or opportunity.
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