un·used

(ŭn-yo͞ozd′)

adj.

1. Not in use or put to use.

2. Never having been used.

3. (ŭn-yo͞ost′) Not accustomed: unused to city traffic.

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unused

adj

1. not being or never having been made use of

2. (foll by: to) not accustomed or used (to something)

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un•used

(ʌnˈyuzd for 1,2; ʌnˈyust for 3 )

adj.

1. not used; not put to use: an unused room.

2. never having been used.

3. not accustomed: unused to cold winters.

[1250–1300]

disused

– unused – misused

1. 'disused'

A disused place or building is no longer used for its original purpose and is now empty.

The sculpture was stored in a disused lorry factory.

2. 'unused'

Something that is unused has never been used.

A pile of unused fuel lay nearby.

3. 'misused'

When something is misused, it is used in a wrong or careless way.

He wanted to prevent science from being misused.

In some cases pesticides are deliberately misused.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	unused - not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope" fresh clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
	2.	unused - not yet put into use; "we bought an unused car for a change" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
	3.	unused - not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" idle inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
	4.	unused - infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes" unaccustomed - not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to wearing suits"

unused

adjective

1. new, untouched, remaining, fresh, intact, immaculate, pristine unused containers of food and drink

2. remaining, leftover, unconsumed, left, available, extra, unutilized Throw away any unused cream when it has reached the expiry date.

3. (with to) unaccustomed to, new to, unfamiliar with, not up to, not ready for, a stranger to, inexperienced in, unhabituated to Mother was entirely unused to such hard work.

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unused

adjective

Not occupied or put to use:

idle, inactive, unemployed, vacant.

Translations

non abituato nuovo

непривычный

unused

¹ [ˈʌnˈjuːzd] ADJ (= new) → nuevo, sin estrenar; (= not made use of) → sin usar or utilizar

unused

² [ˈʌnˈjuːst] ADJ (= unaccustomed) to be unused to sth → no estar acostumbrado a algo
to be unused to doing sth → no estar acostumbrado a hacer algo

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unused

[ˌʌnˈjuːzd] adj

(= not utilized) [land, building, room, appliance, muscles] → inutilisé(e); [clothes] → qui n'a pas été porté(e)

[ʌnˈjuːst] (= unaccustomed) unused to sth → peu habitué(e) à qch
to be unused to sth → ne pas être habitué(e) à qch, ne pas avoir l'habitude de qch
unused to doing sth → peu habitué(e) à faire qch
to be unused to doing sth → ne pas avoir l'habitude de faire qch, ne pas être habitué(e) à faire qch

unused

adj (= new) → unbenutzt, ungebraucht; clothes → ungetragen; banknote → druckfrisch; (= not made use of) → ungenutzt; (= no longer used) → nicht mehr benutzt or gebraucht; (= left over) food → übrig geblieben

unused

adj to be unused to something → nicht an etw (acc) → gewöhnt sein, etw (acc) → nicht gewohnt sein; to be unused to doing something → nicht daran gewöhnt sein or es nicht gewohnt sein, etw zu tun

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unused

¹ [ʌnˈjuːzd] adj (new) → mai usato/a, nuovo/a; (not made use of) → non usato/a, non utilizzato/a

unused

² [ʌnˈjuːst] adj to be unused to sth/to doing sth → non essere abituato/a a qc/a fare qc