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apply oneself to

VERB

address

Synonyms

STRONGEST

focus on give try

STRONG

dig direct turn undertake

WEAK

attend to concentrate on devote oneself to engage in go at go for hammer away have a go at have at knuckle down to peg away pitch into plug away at take care of take up throw oneself into turn to

Antonyms

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

VERB

fall to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin

WEAK

be up to buckle down commence jump in pitch in start undertake wade into

Antonyms

WEAK

be idle forget ignore laze neglect

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One must apply oneself to something or other—God knows what.

From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia

They knew it 72 was necessary, and here on the very fighting ground itself—in wonderful France—there was a greater incentive to apply oneself to the mastering of the lessons of the war.

From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Young, Clarence

apply oneself to

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