use (y z)v. used, us·ing, us·es v.tr. 1. To put into service or apply for a purpose; employ. 2. To avail oneself of; practice: use caution. 3. To conduct oneself toward; treat or handle: "the peace offering of a man who once used you unkindly" (Laurence Sterne). 4. To seek or achieve an end by means of; exploit: used their highly placed friends to gain access to the president; felt he was being used by seekers of favor. 5. To take or consume; partake of: She rarely used alcohol. v.intr. (y s, yst) Used in the past tense followed by to in order to indicate a former state, habitual practice, or custom: Mail service used to be faster. n. (y Phrasal Verb: s)1. a. The act of using; the application or employment of something for a purpose: with the use of a calculator; skilled in the use of the bow and arrow. b. The condition or fact of being used: a chair in regular use. 2. The manner of using; usage: learned the proper use of power tools. 3. a. The permission, privilege, or benefit of using something: gave us the use of their summerhouse. b. The power or ability to use something: lost the use of one arm. 4. The need or occasion to use or employ: have no use for these old clothes. 5. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end; usefulness: tried to be of use in the kitchen. 6. A purpose for which something is used: a tool with several uses; a pretty bowl, but of what use is it? 7. Gain or advantage; good: There's no use in discussing it. What's the use? 8. Accustomed or usual procedure or practice. 9. Law a. Enjoyment of property, as by occupying or exercising it. b. The benefit or profit of lands and tenements of which the legal title and possession are vested in another. c. The arrangement establishing the equitable right to such benefits and profits. 10. A liturgical form practiced in a particular church, ecclesiastical district, or community. 11. Obsolete Usual occurrence or experience. use up To consume completely: used up all our money. [Middle English usen, from Old French user, from Vulgar Latin *  s re, frequentative of Latin t . N., Middle English, from Old French us, from Latin sus, from past participle of t.]Synonyms: use, employ, utilize These verbs mean to avail oneself of someone or something in order to make him, her, or it useful, functional, or beneficial. To use is to put into service or apply for a purpose: uses a hearing aid; used the press secretary as spokesperson; using a stick to stir the paint. Employ is often interchangeable with use: She employed her education to maximum advantage. It can also denote engaging or maintaining the services of another: "When men are employed, they are best contented" (Benjamin Franklin). Utilize is especially appropriate in the narrower sense of making something profitable or of finding new and practical uses for it: Waterpower was once widely utilized to generate electricity. See Also Synonyms at habit. |
use
Verb
[using, used]
1. to put into service or action; employ for a given purpose: use a garden fork to mix them together
2. to choose or employ regularly: what sort of toothpaste do you use?
3. to take advantage of; exploit: I used Jason and he used me
4. to consume or expend: a manufacturing plant uses 1000 tonnes of steel a month
Noun
1. the act or fact of using or being used: large-scale use of pesticides
2. the ability or permission to use
3. need or opportunity to use: the Colombian government had no use for them
4. usefulness or advantage: there is no use in complaining
5. the purpose for which something is used
6. have no use for
a. to have no need of
b. to have a contemptuous dislike for
7. make use of
a. to employ; use
b. to exploit (a person)
See also use up [Latin usus having used]
user n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  use - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" |
| 2. |  use - what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"usefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use raison d'etre - the purpose that justifies a thing's existence | |
| 3. |  use - a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"usefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use | |
| 4. | use - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management conspicuous consumption - buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply" | |
| 5. | use - (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" ritual - stereotyped behavior second nature - acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life cleanliness - the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections | |
| 6. |  use - exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort mind game - deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage); "football players try to play mind games with the opposition"; "the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings" | |
| 7. | use - (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" legal right - a right based in law fair use - the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties fruition - enjoyment derived from use or possession law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. |  use - 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"dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!" address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience" misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges" take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" share - use jointly or in common put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" |
| 2. |  use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" board - lodge and take meals (at) | |
| 3. | use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" abuse, misuse, pervert - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" abuse - use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs" spare - use frugally or carefully take, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" | |
| 4. | use - 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" exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" take advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" | |
| 5. | use - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - 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" follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" | |
| 6. | use - 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" |
use
verb 1. employ, utilize, make use of, work, apply, operate, exercise, practise, resort to, exert, wield, ply, put to use, bring into play, find a use for, avail yourself of, turn to account
verb 2. (sometimes with up) consume, go through, exhaust, spend, waste, get through, run through, deplete, dissipate, expend, fritter away
verb 3. take advantage of, exploit, manipulate, abuse, milk, profit from, impose on, misuse, make use of, cash in on (informal) walk all over (informal) take liberties with
Translations
use n [juːs] → uso, empleo (= usefulness); utilidad f
in use → en uso;
out of use → en desuso;
to be of use → servir;
ready for use → listo (para usar);
to make use of sth → aprovecharse or servirse de algo;
it's no use (= pointless) → es inútil (= not useful); no sirve;
to be used to → estar acostumbrado a (SP); acostumbrar;
to get used to → acostumbrarse a;
she used to do it → (ella) solía or acostumbraba hacerlo
use up vt → agotar
use n [juːs] → emploi m, utilisation f; usage m (= usefulness); utilité f
in use → en usage;
to make use of sth → utiliser qch;
it's no use → ça ne sert à rien;
to be used to → avoir l'habitude de, être habitué(e) à;
to get used to → s'habituer à
use n [juːs]
vt [juːz]
in use → in Gebrauch;
use up use vt [+ food, leftovers] → aufbrauchen [+ money]; verbrauchen
use n [juːs] → uso ; impiego, utilizzazione f
she used to do it → lo faceva (una volta), era solita farlo;
in use → in uso;
to make use of sth → far uso di qc, utilizzare qc;
to have the use of → poter usare;
what's this used for? → a che serve?;
to be used to → avere l'abitudine di;
to get used to → abituarsi a, fare l'abitudine a
v use [juːz]
1 to employ (something) for a purpose What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense! gebruik يَسْتَعْمِل използвам používat bruge benutzen χρησιμοποιώ usar, utilizar kasutama استفاده کردن käyttää utiliser לְהִשתַמֵש किसी चीज का प्रयोग करना koristiti (fel)használ nota usare 使用する naudoti lietot; izmantot menggunakan gebruiken bruke, benytte, anvende użyć 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 spotřebovat bruge verbrauchen καταναλώνω consumir, gastar tarvitama مصرف کردن käyttää consommer לִצרוֹך किसी चीज का उपभोग करना trošiti (el)fogyaszt nota, neyta, eyða usare 消費する vartoti lietot; []tērēt menggunakan gebruiken bruke, gå med til zużywać usar a consuma расходовать spotrebovať porabiti trošiti förbruka ใช้ประโยชน์ kullanmak, tüketmek 消耗 споживати, витрачати خرچ کرنا dùng, tiêu thụ 消耗
adj usable
that can be used Are any of these clothes usable? bruikbaar قابِل للإسْتِعْمال използваем použitelný brugbar brauchbar χρησιμοποιήσιμος utilizable, aprovechable kasutamiskõlblik قابل استعمال käyttökelpoinen utilisable שִמוּשִי उपयोगी iskoristiv (fel)használható nothæfur utilizzabile 使用可能な tinkamas naudoti lietojams boleh digunakan bruikbaar anvendelig, brukbar nadający się do użytku utilizável utilizabil (при)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
adj used
1 employed or put to a purpose This road is not used any more. gebruik مُسْتَعْمَل използван používaný i brug gebraucht χρησιμοποιούμενος, σε χρήση utilizado kasutuselolev استفاده شده käytössä utilisé מְשוּמָש इस्तेमाल करना korišten használatos notaður usato 使用される naudojamas lietots; izmantots digunakan in gebruik brukt, benyttet używany usado folosit используемый používaný rabljen u upotrebi använd ซึ่งถูกใช้ kullanımda olan 應用的 такий, що використовується متروک cũ 应用的
2 not new used cars. gebruikte مُسْتَعْمَل، لم يَعُد جديدا изхабен použitý, ojetý brugt gebraucht χρησιμοποιημένος, μεταχειρισμένος usado, de segunda mano pruugitud کارکرده käytetty d'occasion מְשוּמָש पुरानी korišten, rabljen használt notaður usato 中古の naudotas, padėvėtas palietots; vecs terpakai gebruikt brukt używany usado la mâna a doua подержанный použitý, ojazdený rabljen polovan begagnad ที่คุ้นเคยเพราะใช้อยู่เป็นประจำ kullanılmış 用過的 використаний; спрацьований پرانا dùng rồi 用过的
n user
a person who uses something computer users; drug-users. gebruiker مُسْتَعْمِل потребител uživatel, -ka; spotřebitel, -ka bruger; -bruger; narkoman der/die Benutzer(in), der/die Verbraucher(in) χρήστης usuario, persona que usa algo kasutaja مصرف کننده؛ کاربر käyttäjä utilisateur/-trice; usager/-ère מִשתַמֵש בְּ- उपभोक्ता, प्रयोग कर्त्ता, उपयोक्ता korisnik használó notandi utente, consumatore, consumatrice 使用者 vartotojas, naudotojas lietotājs; patērētājs pengguna gebruiker (for)bruker, konsument; (narkotika)misbruker użytkownik 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
adj user-ˈfriendly
(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 user-friendly, jednoduchý k používání brugervenlig verbraucherfreundlich φιλικός προς το χρήστη fácil de usar kasutajasõbralik آسان کاربرد facile à utiliser; convivial יְדִידוּתִי לַמִשתַמֵש उपयोक्ता-उन्मुखी lagan za korištenje felhasználóbarát (facile da usare) 使い易い patogus vartotojui lietotājam ērts, parocīgs mesra pengguna gebruiksvriendelijk brukervennlig łatwy w obsłudze, przyjazny dla użytkownika удобный в употреблении ľahko použiteľný, al. ovládateľný uporabniku prijazen pristupačan användarvänlig ใช้ง่าย kullanıcı dostu, kullanışlı 用戶容易掌握使用的 зручний для користувача استعمال ميں آسان dễ sử dụng 用户容易掌握使用的
n user ˈguide
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 uživatelská příručka brugsanvisning; manual die Gebrauchsanweisung οδηγός χρήσης manual de instrucciones kasutusjuhend دفترچه راهنما manuel d'utilisation מַדרִיך לַמִשתַמֵש मार्गनिर्देशिका priručnik za korisnika használati utasítás (manuale di istruzioni) 使用の手引 naudojimosi instrukcija lietošanas pamācība panduan pengguna handleiding brukerveiledning, bruksanvisning przewodnik użytkownika руководство пользователя návod pre užívateľa navodila uputstvo handbok การแนะนำการใช้ kullanma kılavuzu 用戶指南 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 være vant til gewohnt sein etwas συνηθισμένος σε, μαθημένος σε acostumbrado/habituado a harjunud (millegagi) tottunut habitué à hozzászokott, -szokva vera vanur (e-u) abituato a ～に慣れている ápratæs pieradis gewend zijn aan acostumado a obişnuit cu (ceva)/să привыкший к чему-л. navajen na van vid ...-e/a alışık/alışkın 習慣於... 过去习惯于
used to [ˈjuːstu]
(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 mívat ve zvyku; bývat pleje gewohnt(zu) συνήθιζα να soler, acostumbrar tavatses, varem(alt) عادت داشتن؛ طبق قاعده بودن avoir l'habitude de; il y avait רָגִיל ל- हुआ करता था običavao/la je azelőtt (sokat csinált vmit) var vanur að; var einu sinni (avere l'abitudine) ～したものだ kādreiz bija dulu...biasa vroeger gedaan hebben, geweest zijn pleie å, bruke å, (var) i sin tid, tidligere mieć (kiedyś) zwyczaj, czynić (kiedyś) coś często costumar a obişnui să прежде; раньше zvyknúť včasih... postojao je brukade เคย eskiden (yap/...)ardı 過去常常(做某事) бувало, (що) ماضي ميں کسي امر کا تسلسل thường làm trong quá khứ 过去常常（做某事）
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