Use

Noun

 * 1) The act of using.
 * The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.
 * There is no use for your invention.
 * 1)  Usefulness, benefit.
 * What's the use of a law that nobody abides to?
 * 1) A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
 * This tool has many uses.

Synonyms

 * employment, usage, note
 * benefit, good, point, usefulness, utility, note

Derived terms

 * fair use
 * hyper-use
 * misuse


 * no use
 * overuse
 * reuse
 * what’s the use

Verb

 * 1)  To accustom; to habituate.
 * 2)  To employ; to apply; to utilize.
 * Use this knife to slice the bread.
 * We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
 * 1)  To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing
 * We should use up most of the fuel.
 * 1)  To exploit.
 * ''I could really use your help.
 * 1)  To habitually do; to be wont to do.
 * 2) *1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.48:
 * Peter Pol, doctor in divinitie used to sit upon his mule, who as Monstrelet reporteth, was wont to ride up and downe the streets of Paris, ever sitting sideling, as women use.

Synonyms

 * engage, utilise
 * take advantage of

Derived terms

 * abuse
 * disuse
 * reuse
 * misuse
 * usability
 * usable


 * usage
 * used
 * used to
 * useful
 * user

Adjectives for Use
refined; repeated; unsuspected; unspecified excessive; experimental; inordinate; lavish economical; amiable; creative; unsparing assiduous; infrequent; habitual; vain; ignoble; senseless; consistent; occasional; far-reaching; unholy; grave; prolonged; long-continued; brutal;   outspoken;   diligent; narrow; respective; increased; decorative; metaphorical; unwonted; temporary; transcendent; domestic; particular; remarkable; infinite; ample; imperfect; growing; barren; congenial; valuable; fruitful; effective; uncaged; exclusive; imaginative; specific; instinctive; unreasoning; judicious; singular; delicate; efficient; dexterous; brilliant; constant; immediate; charitable; plentiful; deliberate; recurrent; varied (pi); concealed; common; accepted; mandatory; precocious; subordinate; unauthorized; industrious; ultimate; indiscriminate; immoderate; unnatural; voluntary; homespun.

Adverbs for Use
indiscriminately; similarly; mercifully; promiscuously; universally; exclusively; extensively; lavishly; chiefly; conspicuously; intermittently; ostentatiously; effectively; officially; simultaneously; artfully; deftly; tenderly; ethically; magnanimously; economically; creatively; assiduously; consistently; diligently; domestically; congenially; singularly; judiciously; dexterously; ultimately; voluntarily.

Verbs for Use
accede to—; addict to—; advance—; advocate—; approve—; assure of—; authorize —; begrudge—; bid for—; concede—; condemn—; confer upon—; confine—to; consider—; counsel—; crave—; cultivate—; curb—; curtail—; debar—; debase—; decline—; decry—; deprecate—; design for—; develop—; disclaim—; discontinue—; discourage—; encourage—; enforce—; enjoin from—; exhort—; facilitate—; foster—; frown upon—; grant—; guide—; impair—; impede—; induce—; inspire—; involve—; master—; obviate—; offer—; outlive—; petition for—; pledge—; ponder—; press to—; prolong—; prompt—; propose—; provoke—; protest—; recommend—; request—; resort to—; restrain—; restrict—; ridicule —; suppress—; tender—; —dishonors; — entails; —facilitates; —habituates; --hardens; —insures.

Thesaurus
ablation, absolute interest, abuse, account, act toward, adaptability, advantage, appliance, applicability, application, apply, appropriateness, automatism, avail, availability, bad habit, behalf, behave toward, behoof, benefit, bestow, bleed, bleed white, bon ton, bring into play, care for, carry on, ceremony, characteristic, claim, common, conduct, conformity, consuetude, contend with, contingent interest, control, convenience, convention, cope with, creature of habit, custom, deal by, deal with, demand, do, do by, do with, drain, duty, easement, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, employ, employment, end use, engage in, equitable interest, equity, erosion, established way, estate, etiquette, exercise, exercising, exert, exertion, exploit, fall back, familiarize, fashion, fitness, folkway, follow, force of habit, formality, function, functionality, go in for, goal, govern, habit, habit pattern, habituate, habitude, handle, helpfulness, holding, ill-use, immediate purpose, impose, impose upon, interest, inure, limitation, make use of, manage, manipulate, manner, manners, mark, milk, misuse, mores, object, objective, observance, occasion, office, operability, operate, operation, operational purpose, parley, part, pattern, peculiarity, percentage, play, play on, ply, point, practicability, practical utility, practicality, practice, praxis, prescription, presume upon, profit, profitability, proper thing, prosecute, purpose, pursue, put forth, put out, put to use, ravages of time, regulate, relevance, respond to, right, right of entry, ritual, role, run, second nature, serve, service, serviceability, settlement, social convention, specialize in, stake, standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, stereotype, stereotyped behavior, steward, strict settlement, stroke, suck dry, tackle, take, take advantage of, take on, take to, take up, talk, target, time-honored practice, title, tradition, treat, trick, trust, ultimate purpose, undertake, usability, usage, use ill, usefulness, utility, utilizability, utilize, value, vested interest, wage, way, wear, wear and tear, weathering, what is done, wield, wont, wonting, work, work at, work on, work upon, worth

Alternative forms

 * uſe

Etymology 1
From use from  us:, from  usus:, from past participle stem of uti:. Replaced native Middle English note "use" (See note) from Old English notu:, and Middle English nutte "use" from Old English nytt:.

Etymology 2
From usen from  user: from  *usare "use", frequentative form of past participle stem of  uti:. Replaced native Middle English noten, nutten "to use" (from Old English notian, nēotan, nyttian) and Middle English brouken, bruken "to use, enjoy" (from Old English brūcan).

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: ewes, yews, yous, youse
 * Homophones: ewes, yews, yous, youse
 * Homophones: ewes, yews, yous, youse
 * Homophones: ewes, yews, yous, youse
 * Homophones: ewes, yews, yous, youse

Noun

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 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:, usurpatio
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:, , użytek
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, , întrebuințare
 * Romansch: niz
 * Russian:, применение
 * Slovene: ,
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 * Polish: ,
 * Romanian: utilitate, folosință
 * Russian: польза, прок
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 * Polish: ,
 * Romanian: funcţie, întrebuințare
 * Russian: применение
 * Spanish:
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 * : 用 (yòng), 使用

Verb

 * Arabic: استعمل, استخدم
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: выкарыстоўваць, ужываць
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: fer servir, usar, utilitzar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , , 消耗
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
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 * Finnish:
 * French:, (de...)
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew: הִשְתָמֶש (hištamesh)
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: uzar
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:, ( + )


 * Latin:
 * Latvian: lietot, izmantot
 * Occitan: usar, emplegar
 * Polish:, posługiwać się, stosować
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Romansch: duvrar, applitgar
 * Russian:, , применять
 * Sardinian: imperàre
 * Scottish Gaelic:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: користити, koristiti
 * Slovak: použiť
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:, นำมาใช้
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:, використовувати
 * Urdu:
 * Vietnamese:, , ,
 * West Frisian:

Anagrams

 * SEU
 * sue, Sue
 * uſes

Anagrams

 * eus, sue, sué