Yes and yes. I'm not a native English speaker, though. Definitions of the verb apply from https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apply#Verb https://en.wiktionary.org/w

Yes and yes. I'm not a native English speaker, though. Definitions of the verb apply from https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apply#Verb https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apply#Verb: 2. (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case to apply funds to the repayment of a debt 3. (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative We need to apply the skills we've learned to solve this problem