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What do people use use to talk about?
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What words refer to using something?
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What words refer to the activity that something is used for?
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What words refer to the purpose of what you are doing?
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What words refer to the purpose of something like a machine or tool?
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What general words refer to someone doing something?
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What words refer to forcing someone to do something?compel blackmail browbeat bully (v) coerce constrain drive force someone to do something use force force something on insist impel impose your will on make someone do something oblige press pressure put pressure on push use strong-arm tactics use strong-arm methods under duress be breathing down someone's neck
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What words describe something that is useless?
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What words refer to using up all of something?
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What do people do about sweat?
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What words refer to using a person?
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What words refer to exercising authority?
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What words describe something that is useful?
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What words are used with each of these tools?
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What words refer to working with land?
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What words refer to borrowing something?
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What words refer to limping?
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What words refer to not needing something?
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What words refer to how people relate to time?
Conjugation use conjugation
How do you conjugate use?
use · verb
Present I use
Positive I use
Singular
1st person I use
2nd person you use
3rd person he/she/it uses
Plural
1st person we use
2nd person you use
3rd person they use
Negative I don't use
Singular
1st person I don't use I do not use
2nd person you don't use you do not use
3rd person he/she/it doesn't use he/she/it does not use
Plural
1st person we don't use we do not use
2nd person you don't use you do not use
3rd person they don't use they do not use
Question do I use?
Singular
1st person do I use?
2nd person do you use?
3rd person does he/she/it use?
Plural
1st person do we use?
2nd person do you use?
3rd person do they use?
Negative question don't I use?
Singular
1st person don't I use? do I not use?
2nd person don't you use? do you not use?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it use? does he/she/it not use?
Plural
1st person don't we use? do we not use?
2nd person don't you use? do you not use?
3rd person don't they use? do they not use?
Past I used
Positive I used
Singular
1st person I used
2nd person you used
3rd person he/she/it used
Plural
1st person we used
2nd person you used
3rd person they used
Negative I didn't use
Singular
1st person I didn't use I did not use
2nd person you didn't use you did not use
3rd person he/she/it didn't use he/she/it did not use
Plural
1st person we didn't use we did not use
2nd person you didn't use you did not use
3rd person they didn't use they did not use
Question did I use?
Singular
1st person did I use?
2nd person did you use?
3rd person did he/she/it use?
Plural
1st person did we use?
2nd person did you use?
3rd person did they use?
Negative question didn't I use?
Singular
1st person didn't I use? did I not use?
2nd person didn't you use? did you not use?
3rd person didn't he/she/it use? did he/she/it not use?
Plural
1st person didn't we use? did we not use?
2nd person didn't you use? did you not use?
3rd person didn't they use? did they not use?
Future I'll use
Positive I'll use
Singular
1st person I'll use I will use
2nd person you'll use you will use
3rd person he/she/it'll use he/she/it will use
Plural
1st person we'll use we will use
2nd person you'll use you will use
3rd person they'll use they will use
Negative I won't use
Singular
1st person I won't use I will not use
2nd person you won't use you will not use
3rd person he/she/it won't use he/she/it will not use
Plural
1st person we won't use we will not use
2nd person you won't use you will not use
3rd person they won't use they will not use
Question will I use?
Singular
1st person will I use?
2nd person will you use?
3rd person will he/she/it use?
Plural
1st person will we use?
2nd person will you use?
3rd person will they use?
Negative question won't I use?
Singular
1st person won't I use? will I not use?
2nd person won't you use? will you not use?
3rd person won't he/she/it use? will he/she/it not use?
Plural
1st person won't we use? will we not use?
2nd person won't you use? will you not use?
3rd person won't they use? will they not use?
Conditional I'd use
Positive I'd use
Singular
1st person I'd use I would use
2nd person you'd use you would use
3rd person he/she/it'd use he/she/it would use
Plural
1st person we'd use we would use
2nd person you'd use you would use
3rd person they'd use they would use
Negative I wouldn't use
Singular
1st person I wouldn't use I would not use
2nd person you wouldn't use you would not use
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't use he/she/it would not use
Plural
1st person we wouldn't use we would not use
2nd person you wouldn't use you would not use
3rd person they wouldn't use they would not use
Question would I use?
Singular
1st person would I use?
2nd person would you use?
3rd person would he/she/it use?
Plural
1st person would we use?
2nd person would you use?
3rd person would they use?
Negative question wouldn't I use?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I use? would I not use?
2nd person wouldn't you use? would you not use?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it use? would he/she/it not use?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we use? would we not use?
2nd person wouldn't you use? would you not use?
3rd person wouldn't they use? would they not use?
Present continuous I'm using
Positive I'm using
Singular
1st person I'm using I am using
2nd person you're using you are using
3rd person he/she/it's using he/she/it is using
Plural
1st person we're using we are using
2nd person you're using you are using
3rd person they're using they are using
Negative I'm not using
Singular
1st person I'm not using I am not using
2nd person you aren't using you're not using you are not using
3rd person he/she/it isn't using he/she/it's not using he/she/it is not using
Plural
1st person we aren't using we're not using we are not using
2nd person you aren't using you're not using you are not using
3rd person they aren't using they're not using they are not using
Question am I using?
Singular
1st person am I using?
2nd person are you using?
3rd person is he/she/it using?
Plural
1st person are we using?
2nd person are you using?
3rd person are they using?
Negative question aren't I using?
Singular
1st person aren't I using? am I not using?
2nd person aren't you using? are you not using?
3rd person isn't he/she/it using? is he/she/it not using?
Plural
1st person aren't we using? are we not using?
2nd person aren't you using? are you not using?
3rd person aren't they using? are they not using?
Past continuous I was using
Positive I was using
Singular
1st person I was using
2nd person you were using
3rd person he/she/it was using
Plural
1st person we were using
2nd person you were using
3rd person they were using
Negative I wasn't using
Singular
1st person I wasn't using I was not using
2nd person you weren't using you were not using
3rd person he/she/it wasn't using he/she/it was not using
Plural
1st person we weren't using we were not using
2nd person you weren't using you were not using
3rd person they weren't using they were not using
Question was I using?
Singular
1st person was I using?
2nd person were you using?
3rd person was he/she/it using?
Plural
1st person were we using?
2nd person were you using?
3rd person were they using?
Negative question wasn't I using?
Singular
1st person wasn't I using? was I not using?
2nd person weren't you using? were you not using?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it using? was he/she/it not using?
Plural
1st person weren't we using? were we not using?
2nd person weren't you using? were you not using?
3rd person weren't they using? were they not using?
Future continuous I'll be using
Positive I'll be using
Singular
1st person I'll be using I will be using
2nd person you'll be using you will be using
3rd person he/she/it'll be using he/she/it will be using
Plural
1st person we'll be using we will be using
2nd person you'll be using you will be using
3rd person they'll be using they will be using
Negative I won't be using
Singular
1st person I won't be using I will not be using
2nd person you won't be using you will not be using
3rd person he/she/it won't be using he/she/it will not be using
Plural
1st person we won't be using we will not be using
2nd person you won't be using you will not be using
3rd person they won't be using they will not be using
Question will I be using?
Singular
1st person will I be using?
2nd person will you be using?
3rd person will he/she/it be using?
Plural
1st person will we be using?
2nd person will you be using?
3rd person will they be using?
Negative question won't I be using?
Singular
1st person won't I be using? will I not be using?
2nd person won't you be using? will you not be using?
3rd person won't he/she/it be using? will he/she/it not be using?
Plural
1st person won't we be using? will we not be using?
2nd person won't you be using? will you not be using?
3rd person won't they be using? will they not be using?
Conditional continuous I'd be using
Positive I'd be using
Singular
1st person I'd be using I would be using
2nd person you'd be using you would be using
3rd person he/she/it'd be using he/she/it would be using
Plural
1st person we'd be using we would be using
2nd person you'd be using you would be using
3rd person they'd be using they would be using
Negative I wouldn't be using
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be using I would not be using
2nd person you wouldn't be using you would not be using
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be using he/she/it would not be using
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be using we would not be using
2nd person you wouldn't be using you would not be using
3rd person they wouldn't be using they would not be using
Question would I be using?
Singular
1st person would I be using?
2nd person would you be using?
3rd person would he/she/it be using?
Plural
1st person would we be using?
2nd person would you be using?
3rd person would they be using?
Negative question wouldn't I be using?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be using? would I not be using?
2nd person wouldn't you be using? would you not be using?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be using? would he/she/it not be using?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be using? would we not be using?
2nd person wouldn't you be using? would you not be using?
3rd person wouldn't they be using? would they not be using?
Present perfect I've used
Positive I've used
Singular
1st person I've used I have used
2nd person you've used you have used
3rd person he/she/it's used he/she/it has used
Plural
1st person we've used we have used
2nd person you've used you have used
3rd person they've used they have used
Negative I haven't used
Singular
1st person I haven't used I have not used
2nd person you haven't used you have not used
3rd person he/she/it hasn't used he/she/it has not used
Plural
1st person we haven't used we have not used
2nd person you haven't used you have not used
3rd person they haven't used they have not used
Question have I used?
Singular
1st person have I used?
2nd person have you used?
3rd person has he/she/it used?
Plural
1st person have we used?
2nd person have you used?
3rd person have they used?
Negative question haven't I used?
Singular
1st person haven't I used? have I not used?
2nd person haven't you used? have you not used?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it used? has he/she/it not used?
Plural
1st person haven't we used? have we not used?
2nd person haven't you used? have you not used?
3rd person haven't they used? have they not used?
Past perfect I had used
Positive I had used
Singular
1st person I had used
2nd person you had used
3rd person he/she/it had used
Plural
1st person we had used
2nd person you had used
3rd person they had used
Negative I hadn't used
Singular
1st person I hadn't used I had not used
2nd person you hadn't used you had not used
3rd person he/she/it hadn't used he/she/it had not used
Plural
1st person we hadn't used we had not used
2nd person you hadn't used you had not used
3rd person they hadn't used they had not used
Question had I used?
Singular
1st person had I used?
2nd person had you used?
3rd person had he/she/it used?
Plural
1st person had we used?
2nd person had you used?
3rd person had they used?
Negative question hadn't I used?
Singular
1st person hadn't I used? had I not used?
2nd person hadn't you used? had you not used?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it used? had he/she/it not used?
Plural
1st person hadn't we used? had we not used?
2nd person hadn't you used? had you not used?
3rd person hadn't they used? had they not used?
Future perfect I'll have used
Positive I'll have used
Singular
1st person I'll have used I will have used
2nd person you'll have used you will have used
3rd person he/she/it'll have used he/she/it will have used
Plural
1st person we'll have used we will have used
2nd person you'll have used you will have used
3rd person they'll have used they will have used
Negative I won't have used
Singular
1st person I won't have used I will not have used
2nd person you won't have used you will not have used
3rd person he/she/it won't have used he/she/it will not have used
Plural
1st person we won't have used we will not have used
2nd person you won't have used you will not have used
3rd person they won't have used they will not have used
Question +'ll I have used?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have used? will I have used?
2nd person +'ll you have used? will you have used?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have used? will he/she/it have used?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have used? will we have used?
2nd person +'ll you have used? will you have used?
3rd person +'ll they have used? will they have used?
Negative question won't I have used?
Singular
1st person won't I have used? will I not have used?
2nd person won't you have used? will you not have used?
3rd person won't he/she/it have used? will he/she/it not have used?
Plural
1st person won't we have used? will we not have used?
2nd person won't you have used? will you not have used?
3rd person won't they have used? will they not have used?
Conditional perfect I'd have used
Positive I'd have used
Singular
1st person I'd have used I would have used
2nd person you'd have used you would have used
3rd person he/she/it'd have used he/she/it would have used
Plural
1st person we'd have used we would have used
2nd person you'd have used you would have used
3rd person they'd have used they would have used
Negative I wouldn't have used
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have used I would not have used
2nd person you wouldn't have used you would not have used
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have used he/she/it would not have used
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have used we would not have used
2nd person you wouldn't have used you would not have used
3rd person they wouldn't have used they would not have used
Question would I have used?
Singular
1st person would I have used?
2nd person would you have used?
3rd person would he/she/it have used?
Plural
1st person would we have used?
2nd person would you have used?
3rd person would they have used?
Negative question wouldn't I have used?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have used? would I not have used?
2nd person wouldn't you have used? would you not have used?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have used? would he/she/it not have used?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have used? would we not have used?
2nd person wouldn't you have used? would you not have used?
3rd person wouldn't they have used? would they not have used?
Imperative use!
Positive
you use!
we let's use!
Negative
you don't use!
we let's not use!
Examples use examples
How do I use use in a sentence?
Simple sentences
At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.
Students should make use of the books in the library.
Lucy cannot use chopsticks.
It is no use arguing about it.
There is no use waiting for her any longer.
This may be of use to you.
This book is of great use.
Do you use a word processor?
We can cut down on our use of energy.
We use words to communicate.
I wish I could use magic.
You may use my car.
Large cars use lots of gas.
It is no use trying to escape.
It's no use pretending to make me believe that I believe things you don't believe!
So annoying. Now I get a headache whenever I use the computer!
What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?
Do you know how to use a dictionary?
You should learn how to use your dictionary.
You may use my new car.
You are welcome to the use of my yacht.
Why did you use up all the money?
Which bed do you want to use?
You can use this car.
Can you justify the use of violence?
You may make use of his library.
Movie subtitles
Let me use the bathroom.
Bathroom.. Let me use the bathroom!
Do you know how to use?
Use it!
As I thought, they won't use the RG's against Elevens.
In order to use the Geass, one must look directly into the opponents' eyes.
I'll use the Chaos Bomb.
If C.C. is my accomplice, then I have to use that.
Let's figure out a better use for this special zone of yours.
I didn't use my Geass.
I didn't mean to use it!
The brightness of that searchlight represents the extreme luminosity of stars and I'm gonna use this tiny marble to represent the planet.
Then. what kind of material should we use for the coffin?
Aw. As I thought, they won't use the RG's against Elevens.
I'm sure he could use our help.
What's the use of conquering land if no one settles there?
I'll only use it to defend my new friends if they're attacked.
He eats with his hands. He doesn't know how to use a fork.
He taught you to walk, to ride a horse, and to use a sword and rifle.
Then I'll have to use force.
I have no use for junk.
The easiest way is just to use a catcher.
Why won't you let bud and his friends use the soccer field?
That just means we have to use our imagination.
Put our time to good use.
We can't use our own names right?
In season two, he feels almost like he was blessed, I guess, in a way, with this power, and that he has to use his powers for good. Here we go.
I will use him as a role model and lead my homeland, the Korean Peninsula.
They made use of the magnetic force.
What's wrong with making use of the time in between to date?
What's the use of going first? Without the Magistrate.
That's no use, though.
What excuses are you going to use?
Use up some of your strength!
News and current affairs
Germans certainly use this argument to stay out of the action wherever possible.
That this Arab renaissance - to use the phrase of the great Palestinian scholar George Antonius - did not take place may have been Eban's greatest disappointment.
Europe could use it.
The use of land is also receiving more serious scrutiny.
A Dutch analysis of land use has shown that by employing the best technical and ecological means on the best available land, substantial gains could be made in food production.
Europe also needs a restructuring policy for land use.
Many structural improvement programs have been financed at the European level, but agricultural production and land use are not among them.
Reforestation and the repair of natural ecosystems should also be part of a land use policy.
They could make a real contribution to cleaner, more productive, and efficient farming and land use, while addressing social needs.
With a prize system, innovators are rewarded for new knowledge, but they do not retain a monopoly on its use.
The signatories agreed to conserve biological diversity, by saving species and their habitats, and to use biological resources (e.g., forests) in a sustainable manner.
At the same time, small farmers would receive a steady flow of income, which they could use for micro-investments to improve their household's wealth, education, and health.
But IMF accounting inhibits the use of these funds to help stabilize an economy through counter-cyclical fiscal spending.
A generous visa regime and the use of regional development funds in Ukraine that will benefit impoverished eastern Poland, are two possible inducements.
The parent bank would like to use these funds to reinforce the group's liquidity.
The answer, ultimately, doesn't lie with any civilian use of nuclear energy, but first and foremost with its military applications.
African farmers produce roughly one ton of grain per hectare, compared with more than four tons per hectare in China, where farmers use fertilizers heavily.
Should we use our growing scientific understanding of the basis of human morality to try to make people morally better?