usage

1. Habit, practice.

   (countable, uncountable)A custom or established practice.

   Brauch

   обы́чайobýčaj, обыкнове́ниеobyknovénije, привы́чкаprivýčka

   зви́чайzvýčaj

   accepted or habitual practice

2. (uncountable)Custom, tradition.

3. Utilization.

   (countable, uncountable)The act of using something; use, employment.

   Verwendung, Benutzung, Anwendung

   испо́льзованиеispólʹzovanije, примене́ниеprimenénije, обраще́ниеobraščénije

   ужи́токužýtok, вжи́токvžýtok, використа́нняvykorystánnja

   the act of using

4. The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region.

   (countable, uncountable)Prevailing language style: how words are used among a populace.

   In descriptive fact, word senses are established by usage.

   Gebrauch

   употребле́ниеupotreblénije, языкова́я пра́ктикаjazykovája práktika, словоупотребле́ниеslovoupotreblénije

   слововжива́нняslovovžyvánnja, слововжи́токslovovžýtok, у́зусúzus

5. (countable, uncountable)Choice of language style (made by a speaker or writer).

   usage prescriptions

   In prescriptive ideal, writers will optimize their usage.

6. Utilization.

   (archaic, countable, uncountable)Action towards someone; treatment, especially in negative sense.

1. This car must've had tough usage.

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2. Learning with native speakers ensures exposure to real-world language usage.

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3. Please give an example of usage.

   ruПриведите, пожалуйста, пример использования. — Inego

   deNennen Sie bitte ein Verwendungsbeispiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. This car must have had tough usage.

   deDieses Auto muss ziemlich strapaziert worden sein. — Tamy

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5. This is a book on modern English usage.

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