Meaning

4 senses
  1. (UK, transitive)To make use of; to use.

    nutzen, einsetzen, verwenden

    испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ

    використо́вуватиvykorystóvuvaty

  2. (UK, transitive)To make useful; to find a practical use for.

  3. (UK, transitive)To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.

  4. (UK, transitive)To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended.

More definitions
  • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Examples

1 sentences
  1. It fortifies itself by utilising the available terrain.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make use of; to use:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make use of; to use:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make use of; to use:

Origin

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, f

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). Attested c. 1810.

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Forms

utilises, utilising, utilised, utilised
Base formutilise · to utilise
3rd person singularutilises
Present participleutilising
Past simpleutilised
Past participleutilised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyutilise
he, she, itutilises

Past simpleLesson

all personsutilised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave utilised
he, she, ithas utilised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill utilise

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose:useutilizeapplyemploy

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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