Meaning

10 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of using.

    The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.

    Benutzung, Anwendung, Gebrauch

    употребле́ниеupotreblénije, примене́ниеprimenénije, испо́льзованиеispólʹzovanije

    вжива́нняvžyvánnja, використа́нняvykorystánnja

    the act of using

  2. (uncountable)The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.

  3. (uncountable)Usefulness, utility, benefit; purpose, point.

    Near-synonyms: meaning, meaningfulness

    What's the use of a law that nobody follows?

    Nutzen

    по́льзаpólʹza, прокprok

  4. (countable, uncountable)A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

    This tool has many uses.

    Funktion, Zweck, Verwendung

    примене́ниеprimenénije

  5. (countable, uncountable)Occasion or need to employ; necessity.

    I have no further use for these textbooks, but we may have use for all these other things later.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.

    the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the York use; the Ordinariate use

  7. (countable, uncountable)A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.

  8. (countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.

  9. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.

  10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Common occurrence; ordinary experience.

Examples

18191 sentences

  1. You may use my new car.

    Можеш скористатися моєю новою машиною. — miketheknight

    ruМожете взять мою новую машину. — marafon

    deDu darfst meinen neuen Wagen benutzen. — Dejo

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  2. You used to smoke, didn't you?

    Ти колись палив, так? — deniko

    ruТы ведь раньше курил, да? — marafon

    deFrüher hast du geraucht, nicht wahr? — xtofu80

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  3. How do you use this camera?

    Як користуватись цією камерою? — brambury

    ruКак пользоваться этой камерой? — Gruzilkin

    deWie benutzt man diesen Fotoapparat? — tinacalysto

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  4. May I use your car today?

    Можна скористатися вашою машиною сьогодні? — anastasishko

    ruМогу я воспользоваться твоей машиной сегодня? — Biga

    deDarf ich heute deinen Wagen benutzen? — Espi

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  5. How much sugar do you use?

    Скільки ти додаєш цукру? — deniko

    deWie viel Zucker verwendest du? — hisasteko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of using:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of using:
usefulness:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of using:
usefulness:
function:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skil

Inherited from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor (“use”). Displaced native Middle English note (“use”) (see note) from Old English notu; Middle English nutte (“use”) from Old English nytt; as well as Old English fricu and Old English sidu.

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Forms

plural: uses
Singularuse
Pluraluses

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
employmentB1usageB1noteA1meaningA2naitmeaningfulness
Close in meaning
  • the act of using:usageutilizationutilisationemploymentexercise
  • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property:enjoyment
  • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage:manipulation
  • (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition:habit
  • what something is used for:functionpurposerole
  • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing:consumptioneconomic consumptionusanceuse of goods and services

Antonyms

5 antonyms
no useuselessnesspointlessnesspurposelessnessmeaninglessness

Word family

37 related words
DerivedusefulA2compassionate usedrug usedual-usefree usehyper-useill-usein useland-useland usemake usemeanwhile usemixed-usemultiusenonuseno useof useold useoveruseprivate-use charactersingle-usetime-of-use metertime-of-use ratestime-use

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • used to be
  • used to live
  • get used to
  • used to work
  • used to play
  • used to do
  • is used to
  • used to go
  • get used
  • not used to
  • how to use
  • used to living

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
usA1usableusageB1usefulA2usefulnessuserB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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