Medicines · Health
apply a cream
put on medicine
To apply a cream means to spread it over your skin as treatment.
This vs that
Apply a cream to the rash.
Take a tablet for the rash.
Hear it in real life
Is the cream helping?
I think so. I put some on every night after I shower.
Apply a thin layer of cream to the affected area twice a day.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Apply is the normal verb in both everyday advice and written medicine instructions.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
apply a cream tobody part; apply cream twice a day
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Your turn: say it out loud
Apply some cream to it.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
apply a cream
put on medicine
“Apply a thin layer of cream to the affected area twice a day.”
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