used

used

 (yo͞ozd)

adj.

1. Not new; secondhand: a used car.

2. (also yo͞ost) Accustomed; habituated: getting used to the cold weather; was used to driving a small car.

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used

(juːzd)

adj

(Commerce) bought or sold second-hand: used cars.

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used

(yuzd or, for 4, yust)

adj.

1. previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car.

2. employed for a purpose; utilized.

Idioms:

used to, accustomed or habituated to.

[1325–75]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	used - employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker misused - used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents"
	2.	used - of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" ill-used, put-upon, victimised, victimized, exploited misused - used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents"
	3.	used - previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" secondhand old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

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used

adjective second-hand, worn, not new, cast-off, hand-me-down (informal), nearly new, shopsoiled, reach-me-down (informal) Would you buy a used car from this man?
new, brand-new, unused, fresh, intact, pristine

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used

adjective

In the habit:

accustomed, habituated, wont.

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Translations

تعادل البناء كان+ فعل ناقصمُسْتَخْدَممُسْتَعْمَلمُسْتَعْمَل، لم يَعُد جديدا

použitýpoužívanýkdysiojetý

brugti brugplejede

gebrauchthat (gelebt)

μεταχειρισμένοςσυνήθιζασυνηθισμένος

usadoutilizadode segunda manogastadopartícula de pasado

käytettyolla tapana

utiliséd'occasionimparfaitoccasionusité

nekadarabljen

használatos

notaîur

usatoabituatosolevo, solevi

かつて･･･だった中古の

예전에는~이었다익숙한

gebruiktvroeger

bruktpleie

używanyzwykł był, miał zwyczaj

costumarcostumavausado

использованныйкогда-то

ojazdenýpoužívaný

biti vajennavaditi serabljen

användbrukade

เคยซึ่งถูกใช้ ใช้แล้ว

kullanılmışkullanımda olann/a

đã qua sử dụngđã từng

用旧了的用过的被应用的过去曾做

used

¹ [juːzd] ADJ

1. (= finished with) [stamp, syringe] → usado; [battery, tyre] → gastado, usado

2. (= second-hand) [clothing, car] → usado
a used car → un coche de segunda mano

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used

² [juːst] ADJ to be used to sth → estar acostumbrado a algo
he wasn't used to driving on the right → no estaba acostumbrado a conducir por la derecha
don't worry, I'm used to it → no te preocupes, estoy acostumbrado
to be used to doing sth → estar acostumbrado a hacer algo
to get used to → acostumbrarse a
I still haven't got used to the lifts → todavía no me he acostumbrado a los ascensores

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used

[ˈjuːzd] adj

(= secondhand) [car] → d'occasion

(= not clean, not fresh) [napkin, handkerchief] → sale; [envelope] → qui a déjà serviused-car salesman n → vendeur m de voitures d'occasionused to [ˈjuːst]

modal aux vb (describing past habits) I used to live in London → j'habitais à Londres autrefois
she used to do it → elle le faisait (autrefois), elle avait coutume de le faire
I feel less anger than I used to → je me mets moins facilement en colère qu'autrefois
I didn't used to worry so much → je ne m'inquiétais pas autant avant
I used not to like maths, but now ... → avant, je n'aimais pas les maths, mais maintenant ...

adj (= accustomed to) to be used to sth → avoir l'habitude de qch, être habitué(e) à qch
We are used to exchange-rate fluctuations → Nous avons l'habitude des fluctuations des taux de change., Nous sommes habitués aux fluctuations des taux de change.
Don't worry, I'm used to it → Ne t'inquiète pas, j'ai l'habitude.
to be used to doing sth → avoir l'habitude de faire qch, être habitué(e) à faire qch
He wasn't used to driving on the right → Il n'avait pas l'habitude de conduire à droite.
to get used to sth → s'habituer à qch
You'll soon get used to it → Tu t'y habitueras vite.
to get used to doing sth → s'habituer à faire qch

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used

¹

adj (= second-hand) clothes, car etc → gebraucht; (= soiled) towel etc → benutzt; stamp → gestempelt; (Comput) memory space → belegt; a used-car salesman → ein Gebrauchtwagenhändler m; would you buy a used car from this man? (fig hum) → würden Sie diesem Mann über den Weg trauen?

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used

²

vb aux (only in past) I used to swim every day → ich bin früher täglich geschwommen, ich pflegte täglich zu schwimmen (geh); I used not to smoke, I didn’t use to smoke → ich habe früher nicht geraucht, ich pflegte nicht zu rauchen (geh); what used he to do or what did he use to do on Sundays? → was hat er früher or sonst sonntags getan?; he used to play golf, didn’t he? → er hat doch früher Golf gespielt, nicht wahr?; I didn’t know you smoked — I used not to → ich habe nicht gewusst, dass Sie rauchen — habe ich früher auch nicht; I don’t now but I used to → früher schon, jetzt nicht mehr!; he used to be a well-known singer → er war einmal ein bekannter Sänger; there used to be a field here → hier war (früher) einmal ein Feld; things aren’t what they used to be → es ist alles nicht mehr (so) wie früher; life is more hectic than it used to be → das Leben ist hektischer als früher

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used

³

adj to be used to somebody → an jdn gewöhnt sein; to be used to something → an etw (acc) → gewöhnt sein, etw gewohnt sein; to be used to doing something → daran gewöhnt sein or es gewohnt sein, etw zu tun; to be used to somebody or somebody’s doing something → daran gewöhnt sein, dass jd etw tut; I’m not used to it → ich bin das nicht gewohnt; to get used to somebody/something → sich an jdn/etw gewöhnen; to get used to doing something → sich daran gewöhnen, etw zu tun; she needed to get used to him or his being there → sie musste sich erst an seine Anwesenheit gewöhnen; you might as well get used to it! (inf) → daran wirst du dich gewöhnen müssen!

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used

¹ [juːzd] adj (secondhand, clothing) → usato/a; (car) → di seconda mano, d'occasione, usato/a; (dirty, glass, napkin) → (già) usato/a

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used

² [juːst] adj to be used to sth → essere abituato/a a qc
to be used to doing sth → essere abituato/a a or avere l'abitudine di fare qc
to get used to → abituarsi a, fare l'abitudine a

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use¹

(juːz) verb

1. to employ (something) for a purpose. What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense! gebruik يَسْتَعْمِل използвам usar používat benutzen bruge χρησιμοποιώusar, utilizar kasutama استفاده کردن käyttää utiliser לְהִשתַמֵש किसी चीज का प्रयोग करना koristiti (fel)használ memakai nota usare 使用する 활용하다 naudoti lietot; izmantot menggunakan gebruikenbruke, benytte, anvendeużyć استعمالول، په كارول، په كار اچول، ترې كار اخيستل، چلند كول، څكول (دچلم اونورو)، روږ ديدل usar a utiliza, a se servi de пользоваться; применять používať uporabiti koristiti använda ใช้ kullanmak 使用 вживати, користуватися استعمال کرنا sử dụng 使用

2. to consume. We're using far too much electricity. gebruik يَسْتَهْلِك използвам usar spotřebovat verbrauchen bruge καταναλώνωconsumir, gastar tarvitama مصرف کردن kuluttaa consommer לִצרוֹך किसी चीज का उपभोग करना trošiti (el)fogyaszt menggunakan nota, neyta, eyða usare 消費する 소비하다 vartoti lietot; []tērēt menggunakan gebruikenbruke, gå med tilzużywać استعمالول usar a consuma расходовать spotrebovať porabiti trošiti förbruka ใช้ประโยชน์ kullanmak, tüketmek 消耗 споживати, витрачати خرچ کرنا dùng, tiêu thụ 消耗

ˈusable adjective

that can be used. Are any of these clothes usable? bruikbaar قابِل للإسْتِعْمال използваем utilizável použitelný brauchbar brugbar χρησιμοποιήσιμοςutilizable, aprovechable kasutamiskõlblik قابل استعمال käyttökelpoinen utilisable שִמוּשִי उपयोगी iskoristiv (fel)használható bisa dipakai nothæfur utilizzabile 使用可能な 사용하기 좋은 tinkamas naudoti lietojams boleh digunakan bruikbaaranvendelig, brukbar nadający się do użytku دپكار يدو، دكار، داستعمال وړ، په كار راتلونى utilizável utilizabil годный použiteľný uporaben upotrebljiv användbar, brukbar ซึ่งใช้ได้ kullanılabilir 可用的 придатний для вживання; практичний قابل استعمال có thể sử dụng được 可用的

used adjective

1. employed or put to a purpose. This road is not used any more. gebruik مُسْتَعْمَل използван usado používaný gebraucht i brug χρησιμοποιούμενος, σε χρήση utilizado kasutuselolev استفاده شده käytetty utiliséמשומש इस्तेमाल करना korišten használatos digunakan notaður usato 使用される 사용되는 naudojamas lietots; izmantots digunakan in gebruik brukt, benyttet używany استعمال شوى usado folosit используемый používaný rabljen u upotrebi använd ซึ่งถูกใช้ kullanımda olan 被使用的 такий, що використовується متروک cũ 被应用的

2. not new. used cars. gebruikte مُسْتَعْمَل، لم يَعُد جديدا изхабен usado použitý, ojetý gebraucht brugt χρησιμοποιημένος, μεταχειρισμένοςusado, de segunda mano pruugitud کارکرده käytetty d'occasionמשומש पुरानी korišten, rabljen használt bekas notaður usato 中古の 중고의 naudotas, padėvėtas palietots; vecs terpakai gebruiktbruktużywany استعمال شوى usado la mâna a doua подержанный použitý, ojazdený rabljen polovan begagnad เก่า; ใช้แล้ว kullanılmış 用過的 використаний; спрацьований پرانا dùng rồi 用过的

ˈuser noun

a person who uses something. computer users; drug-users. gebruiker مُسْتَعْمِل потребител usuário uživatel, -ka; spotřebitel, -ka der/die Benutzer(in), der/die Verbraucher(in) bruger; -bruger; narkoman χρήστηςusuario, persona que usa algo kasutaja مصرف کننده؛ کاربر käyttäjä utilisateur/-trice; usager/-ère מִשתַמֵש בְּ- उपभोक्ता, प्रयोग कर्त्ता, उपयोक्ता korisnik használó pemakai notandi utente, consumatore, consumatrice 使用者 사용자 vartotojas, naudotojas lietotājs; patērētājs pengguna gebruiker bruker, konsument; misbrukerużytkownik غړی ، كاروونكى، استعمالوونكى، لګوونكى utilizador utilizator потребитель užívateľ, -ka; spotrebiteľ, -ka uporabnik korisnik användare ผู้ใช้ kullanıcı 用戶 споживач; користувач صارف، استعمال کرنے والا người sử dụng 用户

ˌuser-ˈfriendly adjective

(of a computer, dictionary, system etc) that is easy or simple to use, understand etc. a user-friendly camera. gebruikervriendelik سَهْل الإستِعْمال лесен за употреба interface amigável user-friendly, jednoduchý k používání verbraucherfreundlich brugervenlig φιλικός προς το χρήστη fácil de usar kasutajasõbralik آسان کاربرد käyttäjäystävällinen facile à utiliser; convivial יְדִידוּתִי לַמִשתַמֵש उपयोक्ता-उन्मुखी lagan za korištenje felhasználóbarát (facile da usare) 使い易い 사용자에게 친숙한 patogus vartotojui lietotājam ērts, parocīgs mesra pengguna gebruiksvriendelijk brukervennlig łatwy w obsłudze, przyjazny dla użytkownika استعمال شوى удобный в употреблении ľahko použiteľný, al. ovládateľný uporabniku prijazen pristupačan användarvänlig ใช้ง่าย kullanıcı dostu, kullanışlı 方便好用的 зручний для користувача استعمال ميں آسان dễ sử dụng 容易操作的，用户友好的，好用的

ˌuser ˈguide noun

a list of instructions etc on how to use a particular product, system etc. The attached user guide explains how to install the program on your computer. gebruikerhandleiding مُرْشِد للمُسْتَعْمِل упътване guia do usuário / manual uživatelská příručka die Gebrauchsanweisung brugsanvisning; manual οδηγός χρήσης manual de instrucciones kasutusjuhend دفترچه راهنما käyttöopas manuel d'utilisation מַדרִיך לַמִשתַמֵש मार्गनिर्देशिका priručnik za korisnika használati utasítás (manuale di istruzioni) 使用の手引 사용 안내서 naudojimosi instrukcija lietošanas pamācība panduan pengguna handleidingbrukerveiledning, bruksanvisning przewodnik użytkownika لارښوونکی کتابچه руководство пользователя návod pre užívateľa navodila uputstvo handbok การแนะนำการใช้ kullanma kılavuzu 使用者指南 посібник для користувача استعمال کے ليے رہ نما کتاب hướng dẫn sử dụng 用户指南

be used to (something) (ˈjuːstu)

accustomed to. She isn't used to such hard work. مُعْتادٌ على acostumado a etwas gewohnt sein være vant til συνηθισμένος σε, μαθημένος σε acostumbrado/habituado a harjunud (millegagi) tottunut habitué à hozzászokott, -szokva terbiasa vera vanur (e-u) abituato a* ～に慣れている …에 익숙해져 있다 ápratæs pieradis gewend zijn aan عادت كول acostumado a obişnuit cu (ceva)/să привыкший к чему-л. navajen na van vid เคยชิน ...-e/a alışık/alışkın 習慣於... 习惯于…

used to (ˈjuːstu) – negative short forms usedn't to, ~usen't to (ˈjuːsntu)

– (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc. I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there? het vroeër إعْتادَ أن изразява обичайно действие в миналото costumar mívat ve zvyku; bývat gewohnt pleje συνήθιζα να soler, acostumbrar tavatses, varem(alt) عادت داشتن؛ طبق قاعده بودن oli tapana avoir l'habitude de; il y avait רָגִיל ל- हुआ करता था običavao/la je azelőtt (sokat csinált vmit) biasa var vanur að; var einu sinni (avere l'abitudine) ～したものだ 늘(자주) …했다 kādreiz bija dulu...biasa vroeger gedaan hebben, geweest zijn pleie å, bruke å, i sin tid, tidligere mieć (kiedyś) zwyczaj, czynić (kiedyś) coś często عادتلرل costumar a obişnui să прежде; раньше zvyknúť včasih... postojao je brukade เคย eskiden (yap/...)ardı 過去習慣(做某事) бувало, (що) ماضي ميں کسي امر کا تسلسل thường làm trong quá khứ 过去习惯（做某事）

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used

→ تعادل البناء كان+ فعل ناقص, مُسْتَخْدَم kdysi, použitý brugt, plejede gebraucht, hat (gelebt) μεταχειρισμένος, συνήθιζα partícula de pasado, soler, usado käytetty, olla tapana imparfait, utilisé nekada, rabljen solevo, solevi, usato かつて･･･だった, 中古の 예전에는~이었다, 익숙한 gebruikt, vroeger brukt, pleie używany, zwykł był, miał zwyczaj costumar, costumava, usado использованный, когда-то använd, brukade เคย, ซึ่งถูกใช้ ใช้แล้ว kullanılmış, n/a đã qua sử dụng, đã từng 用旧了的, 过去曾做

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