Usesnoun
plural of use
Usenoun
The act of using.
âthe use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations;â; âthere is no use for your inventionâ;
Usesnoun
(legal) A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.
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Usefulness, benefit.
âWhat's the use of a law that nobody follows?â;
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A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
âThis tool has many uses.â;
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Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
âI have no further use for these textbooks.â;
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Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
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(archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
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(obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
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(religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
âthe Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.â;
Usenoun
(forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
Useverb
To utilize or employ.
Useverb
(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
âUse this knife to slice the bread.â; âWe can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.â;
Useverb
To expend; to consume by employing.
âI used the money they allotted me.â; âWe should use up most of the fuel.â; âShe used all the time allotted to complete the test.â;
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(transitive) To exploit.
âYou never cared about me; you just used me!â;
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(transitive) To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
âHe uses cocaine. I have never used drugs.â;
Useverb
(intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
âRichard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.â;
Useverb
To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
âI could use a drink. My car could use a new coat of paint.â;
Useverb
To accustom; to habituate. Now common only in participial form. Note: This usage uses the nounal pronunciation of the word rather than the typically verbal one.
Useverb
To become accustomed, to accustom oneself.
Useverb
To habitually do; to be wont to do.
Useverb
To habitually employ; to be wont to employ.
Useverb
To habitually do. See used to.
âI used to get things done.â;
Useverb
(dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
âto use an animal cruellyâ;
Useverb
To behave, act, comport oneself.
Usenoun
The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use.
âBooks can never teach the use of books.â; âThis Davy serves you for good uses.â; âWhen he framedAll things to man's delightful use.â;
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Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
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Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
âGod made two great lights, great for their useTo man.â; â'T is use alone that sanctifies expense.â;
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Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.
âLet later age that noble use envy.â; âHow weary, stale, flat and unprofitable,Seem to me all the uses of this world!â;
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Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
âO Cæsar! these things are beyond all use.â;
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The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
âFrom henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use.â;
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The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.
âThou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use and principal, to him.â;
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The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B.
Usenoun
A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
Useverb
To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation.
âLauncelot Gobbo, use your legs.â; âSome other means I have which may be used.â;
Useverb
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
âHow wouldst thou use me now?â; âCato has used me ill.â;
Useverb
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
âUse hospitality one to another.â;
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To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; - employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger.
âI am so used in the fire to blow.â; âThou with thy compeers,Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels.â; âI would, my son, that thou wouldst use the powerWhich thy discretion gives thee, to controlAnd manage all.â; âTo study nature will thy time employ:Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy.â;
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To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; - now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."
âThey use to place him that shall be their captain on a stone.â; âFears use to be represented in an imaginary.â; âThus we use to say, it is the room that smokes, when indeed it is the fire in the room.â; âNow Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp.â;
Useverb
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; - sometimes followed by of.
âHe useth every day to a merchant's house.â; âYe valleys low, where the mild whispers useOf shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks.â;
Usenoun
the act of using;
âhe warned against the use of narcotic drugsâ; âskilled in the utilization of computersâ;
Usenoun
a particular service;
âhe put his knowledge to good useâ; âpatrons have their usesâ;
Usenoun
what something is used for;
âthe function of an auger is to bore holesâ; âballet is beautiful but what use is it?â;
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(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing;
âthe consumption of energy has increased steadilyâ;
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a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition;
âshe had a habit twirling the ends of her hairâ; âlong use had hardened him to itâ;
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(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property;
âwe were given the use of his boatâ;
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exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage;
âhis manipulation of his friends was scandalousâ;
Useverb
put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;
âuse your head!â; âwe only use Spanish at homeâ; âI can't make use of this toolâ; âApply a magnetic field hereâ; âThis thinking was applied to many projectsâ; âHow do you utilize this tool?â; âI apply this rule to get good resultsâ; âuse the plastic bags to store the foodâ; âHe doesn't know how to use a computerâ;
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take or consume (regularly or habitually);
âShe uses drugs rarelyâ;
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seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage;
âShe uses her influential friends to get jobsâ; âThe president's wife used her good connectionsâ;
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use up, consume fully;
âThe legislature expended its time on school questionsâ;
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avail oneself to;
âapply a principleâ; âpractice a religionâ; âuse care when going down the stairsâ; âuse your common senseâ; âpractice non-violent resistanceâ;
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habitually do something (use only in the past tense);
âShe used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionallyâ; âI used to get sick when I ate in that dining hallâ; âThey used to vacation in the Bahamasâ;
Useverb
take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ
âshe used her key to open the front doorâ; âthe poem uses simple languageâ;
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treat (someone) in a particular way
âuse your troops well and they will not let you downâ;
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exploit (a person or situation) for one's own advantage
âI couldn't help feeling that she was using meâ;
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apply (a name or title) to oneself
âshe still used her maiden name professionallyâ;
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take (an illegal drug)
âthey were using heroin dailyâ; âhad she been using again?â;
Useverb
take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply
âwe have used all the available fundsâ;
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describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past
âthis road used to be a dirt trackâ; âI used to give him lifts homeâ;
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be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience
âshe was used to getting what she wantedâ; âhe's weird, but you just have to get used to himâ;
Useverb
one would like or benefit from
âI could use another cup of coffeeâ;
Usenoun
the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose
âhyper-modern trains are now in useâ; âthe software is ideal for use in schoolsâ; âtheatre owners were charging too much for the use of their venuesâ;
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the ability or power to exercise or manipulate one's mind or body
âthe horse lost the use of his hind legsâ;
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a purpose for or way in which something can be used
âthe herb has various culinary usesâ;
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the value or advantage of something
âit was no use trying to persuade herâ; âwhat's the use of crying?â;
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the benefit or profit of lands, especially lands that are in the possession of another who holds them solely for the beneficiary.
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the habitual consumption of a drug
âburgling and dealing financed their heroin useâ;
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the characteristic ritual and liturgy of a Christian Church or diocese.