usable

us·a·ble

also use·a·ble  (yo͞o′zə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being used: usable byproducts.

2. Fit for use; convenient to use: usable spare parts.

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us′a·bil′i·ty, us′a·ble·ness n.

us′a·bly adv.

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usable

(ˈjuːzəbəl) or

useable

adj

able to be used

ˌusaˈbility, ˌuseaˈbility, ˈusableness, ˈuseableness n

ˈusably, ˈuseably adv

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us•a•ble

or use•a•ble

(ˈyu zə bəl)

adj.

1. available or convenient for use.

2. capable of being used.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French]

us`a•bil′i•ty, us′a•ble•ness, n.

us′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	usable - capable of being put to use; "usable byproducts" useable useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
	2.	usable - fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" useable, operable, operational, functional serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
	3.	usable - convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space" available, useable disposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets"

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usable

adjective serviceable, working, functional, available, current, practical, valid, at your disposal, ready for use, in running order, fit for use, utilizable blackened, but still usable, cooking pots and other objects

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usable

also useable
adjective

1. Available for use:

accessible, employable, open, operable, operative, practicable, utilizable.

2. In a condition to be used:

employable, serviceable, utilizable.

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Translations

قابِل للإسْتِعْمال

použitelný

brugbar

brauchbarnutzbar

χρησιμοποιήσιμος

utilisable

felhasználható

nothæfur

usabileadoperabile

kullanılabilir

可用的

usable

[ˈjuːzəbl] ADJ → utilizable
usable space → espacio m útil
it is no longer usable → ya no sirve

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

usable

[ˈjuːzəb^əl] adj → utilisable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

usable

adj → verwendbar; suggestion, ideas → brauchbar; to be no longer usable → nicht mehr zu gebrauchen sein; in usable condition → in brauchbarem Zustand; to be usable for something → für etw verwendbar or brauchbar sein; is this evidence usable in court? → kann diese Aussage vor Gericht verwendet werden?

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usable

[ˈjuːzəbl] adj → utilizzabile, usabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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