- useuse (verb) · uses (third person present) · used (past tense) · used (past participle) · using (present participle)
- take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing a purpose or achieving a result; employ:"she used her key to open the front door" · "the poem uses simple language"
- treat (someone) in a particular way:"use your troops well and they will not let you down"
- exploit (a person or situation) for one's own advantage:"I couldn't help feeling that she was using me"
- apply (a name or title) to oneself:"she still used her maiden name professionally"
- take (an illegal drug):"they were using heroin daily" · "had she been using again?"
- take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply:"we have used all the available funds"
- (used to)describing an action or state of affairs that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past:"this road used to be a dirt track" · "I used to give him lifts home"
- (be/get used to)be or become familiar with someone or something through experience:"she was used to getting what she wanted" · "he's weird, but you just have to get used to him"
- informal(one could use)one would like or benefit from:"I could use another cup of coffee"
use (noun) · uses (plural noun)- the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose:"modern trains are now in use" · "a few years after penicillin came into use" · "the water mill went out of use in 1960" · "theater owners were charging too much for the use of their venues" · "the software is ideal for use in schools"
- the ability or power to exercise or manipulate one's mind or body:"the horse lost the use of his hind legs"
- a purpose for or way in which something can be used:"the herb has various culinary uses"
- the value or advantage of something:"what's the use of crying?"
- lawhistoricalthe benefit or profit of lands, especially lands that are in the possession of another who holds them solely for the beneficiary.
- the habitual consumption of a drug:"theft and dealing financed their heroin use"
- the characteristic ritual and liturgy of a Christian Church or diocese.
OriginMiddle English: the noun from Old French us, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’; the verb from Old French user, based on Latin uti.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing a purpose or achieving a result; employ:
- take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply:
- describing an action or state of affairs that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past:
noun- the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose:
- a purpose for or way in which something can be used:
- the value or advantage of something:
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- Use is a verb that means to employ something or someone for a purpose, to make use of something or someone, or to behave towards something or someone in a certain way123. Use can also imply that something or someone is available but not active, or that something or someone is a means or instrument to an end12. Use can also be a noun that means the act or practice of using something or someone, or the value or benefit of something or someone23.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.use, employ, utilize mean to put into service especially to attain an end. use implies availing oneself of something as a means or instrument to an end. willing to use any means to achieve her ends employ suggests the use of a person or thing that is available but idle, inactive, or disengaged.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useverb (used with object), used, us·ing. to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife. to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities.www.dictionary.com/browse/use1. to put into service or action; employ for a given purpose: to use a spoon to stir with. 2. to make a practice or habit of employing; exercise: he uses his brain. 3. to behave towards: to use a friend well.www.thefreedictionary.com/use
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