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use English

Meaning use meaning

What does use mean?
Definitions in simple English

use Verb

— Make use of; apply. I use oil to cook. This hammer is used to hit the nails. — To treat as unimportant, abuse; used about people. She only uses him to do the house chores.

use Noun

— A way to apply something; an application. They put it to good use. — A time when something is applied. This battery will last for 2000 uses.

use

— verb (= utilize, utilise, apply, employ) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose use your head! we only use Spanish at home I can't use this tool Apply a magnetic field here This thinking was applied to many projects How do you utilize this tool? I apply this rule to get good results use the plastic bags to store the food He doesn't know how to use a computer — noun (= utilization, utilisation) the act of using he warned against the use of narcotic drugs skilled in the utilization of computers — noun (= function) what something is used for the function of an auger is to bore holes ballet is beautiful but what use is it? — verb take or consume (regularly or habitually) She uses drugs rarely — verb (= expend) use up, consume fully The legislature expended its time on school questions — noun a particular service he put his knowledge to good use patrons have their uses — noun (= habit) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition owls have nocturnal habits she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair long use had hardened him to it — noun (= manipulation) exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage his manipulation of his friends was scandalous — noun (= consumption) (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing the consumption of energy has increased steadily — noun (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property we were given the use of his boat — verb habitually do something (use only in the past tense) She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall They used to vacation in the Bahamas — verb seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage She uses her influential friends to get jobs The president's wife used her good connections — verb (= practice, apply) avail oneself to apply a principle practice a religion use care when going down the stairs use your common sense practice non-violent resistance

Synonyms use synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as use?

use English » English

employ utilize usage application make use of employment apply utilization benefit profit advantage utility practice habit exercise usefulness custom spend work function utilise utilisation service operate consumption consume take advantage of good exploit purpose manipulate make use expend take handle avail habituate gain enjoyment wield wear need job exploitation value usance treat practise operation exert

Topics use topics

What do people use use to talk about?
Work and occupation Work Method

Use
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal
Grammar General words

Do
Language and thought Want Influence

Compel
Work and occupation Work Method Use

Useless
Work and occupation Work Method Use

Use up
Person Body functions

Sweat
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Altruistic, selfless

Use a person
Social behavior Authority

Exercise authority
Work and occupation Work Method Use

Useful
Work and occupation Agriculture

Agricultural tool
Work and occupation Occupation

Working with land

  • What words refer to working with land?
    land use
Work and occupation Finance

Borrow
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk with difficulty
States Quantity Enough

Need
States Time

Take time

Conjugation use conjugation

How do you conjugate use?

use · verb

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?
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