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use en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /jus/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• yo͞os (Received-Pronunciation)
• /jʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• [jɪu̯s] (Canada, General-American)
• yo͞os (Canada, General-American)
• /(j)ɪu̯s/ Ottawa Valley
• /juːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /jʉːs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• yo͞os (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use Inherited from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor (“use”). Displaced native Middle English note (“use”) (see note) from Old English notu; Middle English nutte (“use”) from Old English nytt; as well as Old English fricu and Old English sidu.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of using.
   • In his submission to the UN, Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way. 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
   • […]long john underwear, heavy socks, rubber boots, thick flannel shirts, oilskins — it all wore and tore and sprung holes from the hard use of battling storm and bad weather. 1962, Curtis Bok, Maria: a Tale of the Northeast Coast and of the North Atlantic, New York, page 127:
   • The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.
2. (uncountable) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
   • Heavy alcohol use (2.5 drinks per day or more) at any age is unhealthy and should be avoided. 2018, Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain, →ISBN, page 93:
3. (followed by of, uncountable) Usefulness, utility, benefit; purpose, point.
   • There's no use in spewing a million words about it; whatever will be, will be.
   • God made two great lights, great for their use / To man. 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • Near-synonyms: meaning, meaningfulness
   • {{ux|en|These empty boxes will be of use when we move.]]
   • 'Tis use alone that sanctifies expense. 1731, Alexander Pope, “Epistle IV: Of the Use of Riches”, in Moral Essays; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 173:
   • What's the use of a law that nobody follows?
4. (countable, uncountable) A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
   • This tool has many uses.
   • The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use. 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
5. (countable, uncountable) Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
   • I have no further use for these textbooks, but we may have use for all these other things later.
6. (countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
   • Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use and principal, to him. 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
   • DON PEDRO. Come, lady, come; you have lost the heart of Signior Benedick. BEATRICE. Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile; and I gave him use for it, a double heart for a single one: [...] 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
7. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
   • How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, / Seem to me all the uses of this world! c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
   • For the next yeere 1527. the negotiations of a Councell were buried in silence; according to the vse of humane affaires, that in the time of warre, prouision for lawes hath no place. 1629 [1619], Paolo Sarpi, translated by Nathaniel Brent, The Historie of the Councel of Trent […], London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, →OCLC, book 1, paragraph 96, page 43:
   • Let later age that noble vse enuie, 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 13:
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
   • O Caesar! these things are beyond all use. 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
9. (countable, uncountable) A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
   • From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use. 1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC:
   • the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the York use; the Ordinariate use
10. (countable, qualifier:forging, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
uses	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

uselessness · pointlessness · purposelessness · meaninglessness · no use

Deriveds

overuse · use value · make use · meanwhile use · time-use · land-use · use case · point of use · as much use as a chocolate fireguard · do you need to use the bathroom · time-of-use meter · mixed-use · neither use nor ornament · go out of use · useful · land use · of some use · can I use your phone · what's the use · value in use · there's no use · nonuse · there's no use crying over spilt milk · compassionate use · time-of-use rates · dual-use research of concern · counteruse · caffeine use disorder · shared use path · multiuse · it's no use · put to use · time-use survey · as much use as a chocolate teapot · single-use · reuse · unuse · useless · terms of use · come in use · free use · hyper-use · therapeutic use exemption · of use · no use · have no use for · use and wont · use tax · time-of-check to time-of-use · disuse · tolerated use · time-use research · usement · misuse · put to good use · drug use · underuse · old use · in use · in-use · non-use · of any use · ill-use · private-use character · usewear · cestuy que use · alcohol use disorder · dual-use · out of use

Synonyms

meaning · usage · employment · note · meaningfulness · nait

Translations (224)

cmn 使用 (act of using) · ur مَقْصَد (function) · is notkun (act of using) · ja 利用 (act of using) · hu cél (usefulness) · bn ব্যবহার (act of using) · ka ხმარება (act of using) · sco uiss (act of using) · lv lietojums (act of using) · fa-ira کارْبُرْد (act of using) · so isticmaal (act of using) · grc χρῆσις (act of using) · be ужыва́ньне (act of using) · cjs туза (usefulness) · nn bruk (act of using) · be выкарысто́ўванне (act of using) · ro întrebuințare (act of using) · vo geb (act of using) · az fayda (usefulness) · ceb gamit (act of using) · tr kullanış (function) · vi ích (usefulness) · sco uiss (usefulness) · ru испо́льзование (act of using) · it uso (act of using) · ast usu (act of using) · pt uso (function) · ml ഉപകാരം (usefulness) · nb funksjon (function) · kix kākèi (function) · de Nutzen (usefulness) · sq përdorim (function) · ms kegunaan (usefulness) · pl użytek (usefulness) · sh у̏потреба (act of using) · az işlədilmə (act of using) · uk вжива́ння (act of using) · kn ಬಳಕೆ (act of using) · ka გამოყენება (act of using) · pt utilidade (usefulness) · nl gebruik (act of using) · mba gamit (act of using) · rm niz (act of using) · sw matumizi (act of using) · el χρησιμότητα (usefulness) · et kasutama (act of using) · hi उपयोगिता (usefulness) · ro folos (usefulness) · ar اِسْتِعْمَال (act of using) · sv nyttjande (act of using) · fa-ira فایِدِه (usefulness) · ml ഉപയോഗം (usefulness) · de Funktion (function) · kk пайдалану (act of using) · sv användande (function) · be ўжыва́нне (act of using) · fr utilisation (act of using) · de Gebrauch (act of using) · ky пайдалануу (act of using) · sk použitie (act of using) · hu rendeltetés (function) · sq përdorshmëria (usefulness) · hy կիրառություն (function) · ast usu (function) · ur اِسْتِعْمال (act of using) · gl uso (function) · fi hyödyllisyys (usefulness) · sh ȕpotreba (act of using) · fa-ira کارْبُرْد (function) · el χρήση (act of using) · dng сыйүн (act of using) · tr fayda (usefulness) · sv mening (usefulness) · es utilización (act of using) · ja 用途 (function) · az istifadə (act of using) · fr usage (act of using) · ro întrebuințare (function) · hu alkalmazás (act of using) · az səmərə (usefulness) · hu felhasználás (act of using) · bg по́лза (usefulness) · eu erabilketa (act of using) · fi käyttötarkoitus (function) · es utilidad (usefulness) · gl utilidade (usefulness) · nb anvendelse (act of using) · fi hyöty (usefulness) · es usanza (act of using) · kmr bi kar anîn (act of using) · vi sự dùng (act of using) · yue 用 (act of using) · yue 用 (usefulness) · mr उपयोग (act of using) · bg употре́ба (act of using) · pt uso (act of using) · sq përdor (act of using) · sl raba (act of using) · hu mire jó…? (usefulness) · pa ਵਰਤੋਂ (act of using) · yai корбурд (function) · liv kȭlbatõ (act of using) · ro uz (act of using) · fi käyttö (act of using) · kix kākèi (act of using) · pl użyteczność (usefulness) · tg истифода (act of using) · sv syfte (usefulness) · ckb کەڵک (usefulness) · pl funkcja (function) · ckb بەکارھێنان (act of using) · ko 사용 (act of using) · de Zweck (function) · bg изпо́лзване (act of using) · cmn 用 (act of using) · ro utilizare (function) · br implij (act of using) · ar اِسْتِفَادَة (act of using) · yi ניצן (act of using) · ur مَقاصِد (function) · nb bruk (act of using) · tg корбурд (act of using) · gl uso (act of using) · ru примене́ние (function) · sl uporaba (act of using) · pl użytek (act of using) · hu funkció (function) · rsk хаснованє (act of using) · hu használat (act of using) · pl użycie (act of using) · la usurpatio (act of using) · sco uiss (function) · dng йүн (act of using) · sv bruk (act of using) · tr kullanma (act of using) · ro folosință (usefulness) · ja 使用 (act of using) · zyp hmang (act of using) · de Anwendung (act of using) · sv nytta (usefulness) · fr emploi (act of using) · ro funcție (function) · pms usagi (act of using) · ko 리용 (act of using) · de Benutzung (act of using) · be выкарысто́ўваньне (act of using) · gd math (usefulness) · uk використа́ння (act of using) · ms gunaan (function) · hy օգուտ (usefulness) · ur فائِدَہ (function) · be ўжыва́ньне (act of using) · hu haszon (usefulness) · fa-ira کارْبُرْد (usefulness) · ru по́льза (usefulness) · ja 為 (usefulness) · be ужыва́нне (act of using) · ml ഉപയോഗം (function) · ko 이용 (act of using) · ur فائِدَہ (usefulness) · nl functie (function) · cs použití (act of using) · de Verwendung (function) · ms kegunaan (act of using) · pl zastosowanie (function) · pl wykorzystywanie (act of using) · ja 効用 (usefulness) · hu cél (function) · bg предназначе́ние (function) · pt uso (usefulness) · sh при̏мена (act of using) · az mənfəət (usefulness) · la ūsus (act of using) · az xeyir (usefulness) · ka სარგებლობა (act of using) · ro folosire (act of using) · es función (function) · hi उपयोग (function) · nb anvendelse (function) · ar اِسْتِخْدَام (act of using) · el χρήση (function) · ur کام (function) · pl wykorzystanie (act of using) · uz foydalanish (act of using) · ru примене́ние (act of using) · fr utilité (usefulness) · fa-ira اِسْتِفادِه (usefulness) · tr kullanış (act of using) · pa وَرْتوْں (act of using) · sco uise (act of using) · nb nytte (usefulness) · sv användning (act of using) · hu értelem (usefulness) · cs použití (function) · cmn 利用 (act of using) · zza kar kerdış (act of using) · nl nut (usefulness) · es empleo (act of using) · tg фоида (usefulness) · he שימוש \ שִׁמּוּשׁ (act of using) · ru употребле́ние (act of using) · got 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌰 (usefulness) · rsk хасен (act of using) · yue 使用 (act of using) · tr yarar (usefulness) · sh prȉmena (act of using) · hi उपयोग (act of using) · es uso (act of using) · ro utilitate (usefulness) · kk қолдану (act of using) · ca ús (act of using) · mk употреба (act of using) · tr kullanım (act of using) · pl stosowanie (act of using) · hy օգտագործում (act of using) · ga úsáid (act of using) · ml ഉപയോഗം (act of using) · es usaje (disused) (act of using) · ja 使い道 (function) · ky колдонуу (act of using) · fi käyttökohde (function) · fa-ira اِسْتِفادِه (act of using) · ru прок (usefulness) · ang nytt (act of using)

use en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /jʉːz/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• yo͞oz (Received-Pronunciation)
• /juːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /juz/ (Canada, General-American)
• /(j)ɪu̯z/ Ottawa Valley
• [jɪu̯z] (Canada, General-American)
• yo͞oz (Canada, General-American)
• /jʉz/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• (US) audio
• [jʉːz] (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• yo͞os (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūtī Early Medieval Latin ūsō Early Medieval Latin ūsāre Old French userbor. Middle English usen English use Inherited from Middle English usen, from Old French user (“use, employ, practice”), from Medieval Latin usare (“use”), frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti (“to use”). Displaced native Middle English noten, nutten (“to use”) (from Old English notian, nēotan, nyttian) and Middle English brouken, bruken (“to use, enjoy”) (from Old English brūcan).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To utilize or employ. ▸ To employ; to apply; to utilize.
   • Plant breeding is always a numbers game. […] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
   • We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
   • Use this knife to slice the bread.
2. (often, transitive, with-up) To utilize or employ. ▸ To expend; to consume by employing.
   • I used the money they allotted me.
   • She used all the time allotted to complete the test.
   • We should use up most of the fuel.
3. (transitive) To utilize or employ. ▸ To exploit.
   • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy. 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
   • You never cared about me; you just used me!
4. (transitive) To utilize or employ. ▸ To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
   • He uses cocaine.
   • I have never used drugs.
5. (intransitive) To utilize or employ. ▸ To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
   • Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.
6. (transitive, with auxiliary “could”) To utilize or employ. ▸ To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
   • My car could use a new coat of paint.
   • I could use a drink.
7. (transitive, with gender pronouns as object) To utilize or employ. ▸ To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
   • I use they/them pronouns.
   • The "Older" [butch] group is maintained by three administrators who all use she/her pronouns and two moderators, one of whom uses they'them pronouns while the other uses she/her. 2023, Brianna I. Wiens, Michelle MacArthur, Shana MacDonald, Milena Radzikowska, Stories of Feminist Protest and Resistance: Digital Performative Assemblies, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 92:
8. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
   • soldiers who are used to hardships and danger
   • to use the soldiers to hardships and danger
   • Thou with thy compeers, / Used to the yoke, draw’st his triumphant wheels. 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
9. (obsolete, reflexive, with “to”) To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.) ▸ To accustom oneself.
   • The family troubles, she thought, were easier for every one than for her—even for poor dear mamma, because she had always used herself to not enjoying. 1876, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, Book 3, Chapter 24:
   • We are not long in using ourselves to changes in life. 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
   • It is not without some difficulty, that a man born in society can form an idea of such savages, and their condition; and unless he has used himself to abstract thinking, he can hardly represent to himself such a state of simplicity, in which man can have so few desires, and no appetites roving beyond the immediate call of untaught nature […] 1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees, London: T. Ostell, published 1806, Sixth Dialogue, p. 466:
   • 1769, John Leland, Discourses on Various Subjects, London: W. Johnston and J. Dodsley, Volume 1, Discourse 16, p. 311, […] we must be constant and faithful to our Words and Promises, and use ourselves to be so even in smaller Matters […]
   • 1742, Samuel Richardson, Pamela, London: S. Richardson, 4th edition, Volume 3, Letter 12, p. 53, So that reading constantly, and thus using yourself to write, and enjoying besides the Benefit of a good Memory, every thing you heard or read, became your own […]
10. (intransitive, qualifier:archaic or literary except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
    • Peter Pol, doctor in divinitie used to sit upon his mule, who as Monstrelet reporteth, was wont to ride up and downe the streets of Paris, ever sitting sideling, as women use. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 48, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
    • I used to get things done.
    • Such smokes use ever to go before the fire. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 8:
    • I do not use to let my wife be acquainted with the secret affairs of my state; they are not within a woman’s province. 1764, Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, section II:
    • For in the Rites of funeration they did use to anoint the dead body, with Aromatick Spices and Oyntments, before they buried them. 1693, Sir Norman Knatchbull, Annotations upon some difficult texts in all the books of the New Testament:
    • Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 4:9:
11. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
    • Cato has used me Ill: He has refused / His Daughter Marcia to my ardent Vows. 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 6:
    • This is an exact Inventory of what we found about the Body of the Man-Mountain, who uſed us with great Civility, and due Reſpect to your Majefty's Commiſſion. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Emperor of Lilliput, Attended by Several of the Nobility, Come to See the Author in His Confinement. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page 43:
    • “I hope,” said Jones, “you don’t intend to leave me in this condition.” “Indeed but I shall,” said the other. “Then,” said Jones, “you have used me rascally, and I will not pay you a farthing.” 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book III:
    • See who it is: and, now the battle’s ended, If friend or foe, let him be gently used. c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi]:
    • to use an animal cruelly
    • "Oh, how dare you, or any one, to speak of her so! She used me as if I had been her dearest child. She was more kind to me than a mother. There is no one in the world like her!" Mary cried. 1884, Margaret Oliphant, Old Lady Mary:
    • If in my flower of youth and strength, when all men / Lov’d, honour’d, fear’d me, thou alone could hate me / Thy Husband, slight me, sell me, forgo me; / How wouldst thou use me now, blind, and thereby / Deceivable […] 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
    • Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 6:28:
12. (obsolete, reflexive) To behave, act, comport oneself.
    • 1551, Thomas More, Utopia, London: B. Alsop & T. Fawcet, 1639, “Of Bond-men, Sicke persons, Wedlocke, and divers other matters,” page 231, They live together lovingly: For no Magistrate is either haughty or fearefull. Fathers they be called, and like fathers they use themselves.
    • c. 1558, George Cavendish, The Life and Death of Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, edited by Grace H. M. Simpson, London: R. & T. Washbourne, 1901, page 57, I pray to God that this may be a sufficient admonition unto thee to use thyself more wisely hereafter, for assure thyself that if thou dost not amend thy prodigality, thou wilt be the last Earl of our house.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
uses	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
used	Number=Plur, Tense=Past		lexicographic
used	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past		lexicographic
used	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past		lexicographic
used	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
used	Mood=Sub, Tense=Past		lexicographic
used	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past		lexicographic
used	Tense=Past		lexicographic
using	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
usest	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
use	Number=Plur, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
use	VerbForm=Inf		lexicographic
use	Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
use	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
use	Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
use	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
usedst	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past	archaic	lexicographic
useth	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic

Deriveds

use it · use a sledgehammer to crack a nut · useful · use the restroom · use one's head · use one's coconut · use in anger · use your words · use-by date · counteruse · use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house · use one's loaf · use up · use the toilet · usability · use the washroom · use one's noggin · reuse · usee · could use · disuse · use the user · misuse · use the bathroom · usage · peruse · use the potty · user · use it or lose it · used · usable · abuse · used to

Descendants

juzowac · ю́зать

Synonyms

engage (employ, apply, utilize) · utilise (employ, apply, utilize) · take advantage of (exploit) · exploit (exploit) · go by · apply (employ, apply, utilize) · employ (employ, apply, utilize) · utilize (employ, apply, utilize)

Translations (253)

pms usé (employ, apply) · be ужыва́ць (employ, apply) · mk употреби (employ, apply) · kk қолдану (employ, apply) · it usare (employ, apply) · vo gebön (employ, apply) · el χρησιμοποιώ (employ, apply) · osx brūkan (employ, apply) · lv lietot (employ, apply) · ca emprar (employ, apply) · fa به کار بردن (employ, apply) · fr avoir l'habitude de (rare: to habitually do) · ar اِسْتَعْمَلَ (employ, apply) · vi dùng (employ, apply) · oc usar (employ, apply) · be скарысто́ўваць (employ, apply) · my အသုံးပြု (employ, apply) · fa استفاده کردن (employ, apply) · fa استعمال کردن (employ, apply) · bg употребя́ (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · cmn 應用 /应用 (employ, apply) · bo བཀོལ (employ, apply) · km ប្រើប្រាស់ (employ, apply) · tk ulanmak (employ, apply) · lv izmantot (employ, apply) · tg истифода бурдан (employ, apply) · ru употреби́ть (employ, apply) · fr se servir (de) (employ, apply) · pl użyć (employ, apply) · sv nyttja (employ, apply) · ur استعمال کرنا (employ, apply) · hu elhasznál (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ru употребля́ть (employ, apply) · se geavahit (employ, apply) · nv choyoołʼįįh (employ, apply) · ru применя́ть (employ, apply) · th นำมาใช้ (employ, apply) · nl plegen te (rare: to habitually do) · tr kullanmak (employ, apply) · bg употребя́ (employ, apply) · hsb wužiwać (employ, apply) · mk искористи (employ, apply) · nl verbruiken (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · sl uporabljati (employ, apply) · gl usar (employ, apply) · sl uporabiti (employ, apply) · nl uitbuiten (to exploit) · ro a folosi (employ, apply) · wa si siervi (employ, apply) · ms guna (employ, apply) · se golahit (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ain エイワンケ (employ, apply) · dng сыйүн (employ, apply) · da bruge (employ, apply) · osx niotan (employ, apply) · sco bruik (employ, apply) · bg употребя́вам (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · uk вжи́ти (employ, apply) · ug ئىشلەتمەك (employ, apply) · uk ужи́ти (employ, apply) · sv bruka (employ, apply) · ka გამოყენება (employ, apply) · ko 쓰다 (employ, apply) · ca usar (employ, apply) · ro a utiliza (employ, apply) · es usar (employ, apply) · ar اِسْتَخْدَمَ (employ, apply) · zza kar kerden (employ, apply) · ru примени́ть (employ, apply) · el συνηθίζω (rare: to habitually do) · de verwenden (employ, apply) · ga úsáid (employ, apply) · is brúka (employ, apply) · yue 使用 (employ, apply) · io uzar (employ, apply) · akl gamit (employ, apply) · th ใช้ (employ, apply) · de zum Vorwand nehmen (to exploit) · ja 使い尽くす (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · hu elfogyaszt (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · grc χράομαι (employ, apply) · arz استعمل (employ, apply) · si පාවිච්චි කරනවා (employ, apply) · uz ishlatmoq (employ, apply) · de verbrauchen (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · tl gamitin (employ, apply) · pt costumar (rare: to habitually do) · hi उपयोग करना (employ, apply) · hu fogyaszt (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · kmr îstîmal kirin (employ, apply) · fi käyttää (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · pl stosować (employ, apply) · be вы́карыстаць (employ, apply) · ca utilitzar (employ, apply) · sk použiť (employ, apply) · it utilizzare (employ, apply) · ta உபயோகி (employ, apply) · cs používat (employ, apply) · de gewöhnlich tun (rare: to habitually do) · ta உபயோகப்படுத்து (employ, apply) · bo བེད་སྤྱོད (employ, apply) · ru име́ть обыкнове́ние (rare: to habitually do) · pl zastosować (employ, apply) · mi whakamahi (employ, apply) · vi sử dụng (employ, apply) · la ūtor (employ, apply) · tyv ажыглаар (employ, apply) · be ўжыва́ць (employ, apply) · mr वापरणे (employ, apply) · gd cleachd (employ, apply) · ky пайдалануу (employ, apply) · fr utiliser (employ, apply) · ga caith (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · rsk похасновац (employ, apply) · cs použít (employ, apply) · kn ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸು (employ, apply) · nap usà (employ, apply) · bn ব্যবহার করা (employ, apply) · rm duvrar (employ, apply) · af gebruik (employ, apply) · yi ניצן (employ, apply) · az istifadə etmək (employ, apply) · hu használ (employ, apply) · sw tumia (employ, apply) · ru испо́льзовать (employ, apply) · be скарыста́ць (employ, apply) · fi käyttää hyväksi (to exploit) · sga caithid (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ru употреби́ть (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · cmn 用 (employ, apply) · sv bruka (rare: to habitually do) · it solere (rare: to habitually do) · mn ашиглах (employ, apply) · ast usar (employ, apply) · bg изпо́лзвам (employ, apply) · hsb wužić (employ, apply) · arz استخدم (employ, apply) · fi hyödyntää (to exploit) · ia usar (employ, apply) · gd iomair (employ, apply) · bo བེད་སྤྱོད་གཏོང (employ, apply) · hu felél (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ky колдонуу (employ, apply) · is verja (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ast utilizar (employ, apply) · it essere soliti (rare: to habitually do) · oc emplegar (employ, apply) · ja 用いる (employ, apply) · es soler (rare: to habitually do) · ja 使用する (employ, apply) · hy օգտագործել (employ, apply) · lo ໃຊ້ (employ, apply) · hu él (employ, apply) · sga imm·beir (employ, apply) · cmn 使用 (employ, apply) · gd dèan feum de (employ, apply) · nds-de gebruken (employ, apply) · zdj urumia (employ, apply) · hu szokott (rare: to habitually do) · fi olla tapana (rare: to habitually do) · rsk хасновац (employ, apply) · fi käyttää (employ, apply) · mi whakapeto (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · kn ಬಳಸು (employ, apply) · de zu tun pflegen (rare: to habitually do) · is nota (employ, apply) · mi whakapeto (employ, apply) · sa भुनक्ति (employ, apply) · fi käyttää (to exploit) · az işlətmək (employ, apply) · gl utilizar (employ, apply) · et kasutama (employ, apply) · mr उपयोग करणे (employ, apply) · hi इस्तेमाल करना (employ, apply) · rm applitgar (employ, apply) · nn bruka (employ, apply) · sh iskorìstiti (employ, apply) · hu igénybe vesz (employ, apply) · lt vartoti (employ, apply) · fy brûke (employ, apply) · de gebrauchen (employ, apply) · sh kòristiti (employ, apply) · dng йүн (employ, apply) · ms menghabiskan (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · nb bruke (employ, apply) · fa استفادن (to exploit) · hu kimerít (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ht itilize (employ, apply) · ca fer servir (employ, apply) · bo བེད་སྤྱོད་བྱེད (employ, apply) · es acostumbrar (rare: to habitually do) · es utilizar (employ, apply) · sh искорѝстити (employ, apply) · ang brūcan (employ, apply) · eu erabili (employ, apply) · uk використо́вувати (employ, apply) · sq përdor (employ, apply) · tt кулланырга (employ, apply) · mk користи (employ, apply) · ml ഉപയോഗിക്കുക (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · bg употребя́вам (employ, apply) · yue 用 (employ, apply) · sv förbruka (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · eo uzi (employ, apply) · mk употребува (employ, apply) · mn хэрэглэх (employ, apply) · uk ви́користати (employ, apply) · pt utilizar (employ, apply) · ml ഉപയോഗിക്കുക (employ, apply) · tg истифода кардан (employ, apply) · vi xài (employ, apply) · dsb wužywaś (employ, apply) · txb yaukk- (employ, apply) · de ausnutzen (to exploit) · tl gumamit (employ, apply) · ja 使う (employ, apply) · yue 用晒 (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · sco uise (employ, apply) · sk používať (employ, apply) · be ужы́ць (employ, apply) · el καταναλώνω (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · dsb wužyś (employ, apply) · nl aanwenden (employ, apply) · hu felhasznál (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · ka მოხმარება (employ, apply) · hu alkalmaz (employ, apply) · mhn prauchen (employ, apply) · nl gebruiken (employ, apply) · kk пайдалану (employ, apply) · de benutzen (employ, apply) · sc imperàre (employ, apply) · he הִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ (employ, apply) · ta பயன்படுத்து (employ, apply) · uk ужива́ти (employ, apply) · sh ко̀ристити (employ, apply) · hrx benutze (employ, apply) · pl posługiwać się (employ, apply) · kmr xebitandin (employ, apply) · yi באַניצן (employ, apply) · uk вжива́ти (employ, apply) · ru употребля́ть (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · be ўжыць (employ, apply) · se loaktit (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · sv använda (employ, apply) · ko 사용(使用)하다 (employ, apply) · fi kuluttaa (to exhaust the supply of, to consume) · rup felisescu (employ, apply) · de nutzen (employ, apply) · kmr bi kar anîn (employ, apply) · pl używać (employ, apply) · be выкарысто́ўваць (employ, apply) · pt usar (employ, apply) · oc utilizar (employ, apply)