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previous
Adjective
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If something happened at a previous time, it happened before a particular time.
Last year, we lived in Seoul, but the previous year we were in Moscow.
previous
Preposition
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You use previous to refer to a time before something else.
The history of this site previous to the seventeenth century is unknown.
Four years previous, he had been sick for a month.
use
Verb
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Make use of; apply.
I use oil to cook.
This hammer is used to hit the nails.
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To treat as unimportant, abuse; used about people.
She only uses him to do the house chores.
use
Noun
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A way to apply something; an application.
They put it to good use.
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A time when something is applied.
This battery will last for 2000 uses.