use
Definitions
verb
(tr)- to put into service or action; employ for a given purpose ⇒
to use a spoon to stir with
- to make a practice or habit of employing; exercise ⇒
he uses his brain
- to behave towards ⇒
to use a friend well
- to behave towards in a particular way for one's own ends ⇒
he uses people
- to consume, expend, or exhaust ⇒
the engine uses very little oil
- mainly US Canadian to partake of (alcoholic drink, drugs, etc) or smoke (tobacco, marijuana, etc)
noun
- the act of using or the state of being used ⇒
the carpet wore out through constant use
- the ability, right, or permission to use
- the occasion to use; need ⇒
I have no use for this paper
- an instance or manner of using
- usefulness; advantage ⇒
it is of no use to complain
- custom; practice; habit ⇒
long use has inured him to it
- the purpose for which something is used; end
- Christianity a distinctive form of liturgical or ritual observance, esp one that is traditional in a Church or group of Churches
- the enjoyment of property, land, etc, by occupation or by deriving revenue or other benefit from it
- law the beneficial enjoyment of property the legal title to which is held by another person as trustee
- law an archaic word for trust (sense 7)
- philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "Fido " the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "" refers to Fido, the name the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "" the name Fido is 'used' only on the second occurrence, first being mentioned Compare mention (sense 7) See also material mode
- See have no use for
- See make use of
Word Origin
C13: from Old French user to use, from Latin ūsus having used, from ūtī to useSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
employ,
utilize,
make use of,
work,
apply,
operate,
exercise,
practise,
resort to,
exert,
wield,
ply,
put to use bring into play find a use for avail yourself of turn to account
call into play,
=
consume,
go through,
exhaust,
spend,
waste,
get through,
run through,
deplete,
squander,
dissipate,
expend,
fritter away,
=
take advantage of,
exploit,
manipulate,
abuse,
milk,
profit from
impose on,
misuse,
make use of,
cash in on,
walk all over take liberties with
Translations
- British English:
use
Your use of something is the action or fact of your using it.The treatment does not involve the use of any artificial drugs.juːz NOUN The treatment does not involve the use of any artificial drugs. - Spanish:
uso
nm
- French:
utilisation
nf
- German:
Verwendung
nf
- Chinese: 使用 n
- Arabic: اِسْتِخْدَام n
- Portuguese: uso nm
- Russian: использование nnt
- Croatian: uporaba nf
- Czech: užitek nm
- Danish: brug nutr
- Dutch: gebruik nnt
- Finnish: käyttö n
- Greek: χρήση nf
- Italian: uso nm
- Japanese: 使用 n
- Korean: 사용 n
- Norwegian: bruk nm
- Polish: użytek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: uso nm
- European Spanish:
uso
nm
- Swedish: användning nutr
- Thai: วิธีการใช้ n
- Turkish: kullanım n
- Vietnamese: việc sử dụng n
- British English:
use
If you use something, you do something with it.Use a cloth to clean the table.juːs VERB Use a cloth to clean the table.
- Spanish:
usar
v
- French:
utiliser
vt
- German:
verwenden
v
- Chinese: 使用 v
- Arabic: يَسْتَخْدِمُ v
- Portuguese: usar v
- Russian: использовать v
- Croatian: rabiti v
- Czech: použít v používat
- Danish: bruge v
- Dutch: gebruiken v
- Finnish: käyttää v
- Greek: χρησιμοποιώ v
- Italian: usare v
- Japanese: 使用する v
- Korean: 사용하다 v
- Norwegian: bruke v
- Polish: użyć v używać
- Brazilian Portuguese: usar v
- European Spanish:
usar
v
- Swedish: använda v
- Thai: ใช้ v
- Turkish: kullanmak v
- Vietnamese: sử dụng v
Usage examples
A fairly pathetic defense, since he didn't know how to use them properly and they might easily work against him.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)This well known yard is ideally situatedfor commercial use with frontage onto the A272.
Country Life (2004)The retired people who use that bank every day, it is the centre of their community.
Irish Times (2002)For exposure to active equity managers we could use a self-select Isa to invest in any investment trust.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In Australia, though we use many synthetic drugs, we still depend on the plant world as well.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)