usedadj.

Brit.

/juːzd/, U.S.

/juzd/

Forms: see use v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: use v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < use v. + -ed suffix¹.

†1.

a. Customarily employed, experienced, or encountered; habitual, usual. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or customary

wonesomec1200

wonec1275

customable1381

customeda1382

useda1382

wonta1382

wonted1408

accustomed1429

vulgarc1430

usualc1444

famosec1449

customalc1450

accustomablec1475

accustomatea1513

frequent1531

accustomary1541

customary1574

frequented1586

consuetudinary1590

ordinary1605

consuetudinal1656

habitual1689

solent1694

regulation1803

usitate1885

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Num. xvi. 29 Þe lord sente me þat y do alle þe þynges..ȝif þourȝ vsyd deeþ of men þei dyȝe [L. si consueta hominum morte interierint].

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. v. l. 512 Þe euesterre esperus..comeþ eft aȝeynes hir vsed cours.

1445 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 343 Thei shall ocupye with all maner of cariagez..the vsed way within the ground.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 489 These now had and vsid religiouns in the chirche ben sectis of perdicioun.

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) iv. l. 1719 (MED) These too natures in oure lord ihesu were layde..coupled to-geder ageyn vsed kynde.

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 150 A pane of scarlet furrid with used ermyns.

1536 R. Taverner tr. P. Melanchthon Apol. Pref. sig. A.iii, in Confessyon Fayth Germaynes I wolde retayne the fourme of the vsed and accustomed doctryne.

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Gen. Argt. ⁋2 To call them by the vsed and best knowen name.

1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples i. 2 Forcing him [sc. Gensericus] to bid a us'd farewell to fair Italie.

1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xxix. 272 I perswade strong and indifferent stomachs to continue their used Diet.

b. Established by usage; customary. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [adjective]

useda1500

customary1569

fashionablea1627

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or customary > established by usage

useda1500

customary1569

use-established1897

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 81 (MED) The olde used custom wol wiþstonde, but it shal be ouercomen by a better custom.

1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse iv. f.33^v The Citizens..did no lesse woorshippe and reuerence her, with crosses, signes and tokens, and other diuine adorations, accordinge to the custome of the olde vsed rites and ceremonies.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xv. 358 An auncient custome, and vsed cerimony.

a. That is made use of, esp. frequently or repeatedly. In later use frequently with modifying word (cf. much-used adj. at much adj., adv., pron., and n. Compounds 2a, well-used adj. 2b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective]

useda1475

of usea1504

utilized1881

a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 342 (MED) Yeldyng yerely..xij d. at Estir of the most vsed money in the towne of Langeford vnto the workes of the forsaid chirche.

1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. K.i The same reason holdeth in wordes, as doth in coynes, that the most vsed and tried are best esteemed.

1758 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 6 The used Key is always bright.

1775 Lett. John Murray (1901) 225 Be careful to have the used Chimneys sweep'd once a month.

1818 Times 7 Nov. 2/5 Oxalic acid..is in itself a fatal poison, and likely to be mistaken for a commonly used medicine.

1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene 157 The used surfaces of the teeth begin to bear a square mark.

1917 H. E. Bartow Superintendent's Guide 72 A used talent increases in value.

1941 Civil Engin. Mar. 171/1 The frequently used terms ‘low-velocity’ and ‘high-velocity’ are..just as inept as the ambiguous ‘subcritical’ and ‘supercritical’.

1972 Guardian 25 Sept. 1/6 Rice oil—a widely used foodstuff.

2001 T. I. Lidsky & J. S. Schneider Brain Candy ii. 49 The most commonly used drug, alcohol, also appears to be potentially the most damaging to the brain.

b. That has already been used; spec. that has been rendered useless or redundant through use; that has fulfilled its purpose through being used; that has become waste.

ΚΠ

1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. xxxviii. 199 in Fleta Minor i Set one of the old Crucibles in the Wind-Oven full of Lead, let it drive gently, and lay the pieces of the used Crucibles one after another in it.

1821 A. Ure Dict. Chem. sig. A4^v/1 The used casks..are successively filled again.

1885 J. W. Palmer Bric-à-Brac 27 Papering a room with used stamps.

1932 Los Angeles Times 20 Nov. d6/1 The majority of members of this association are engaged in the re-refining of used lubricating oils.

1958 S. Ellin Eighth Circle (1959) ii. v. 62 A litter of used paper cups and cigarette butts.

1988 N. Bissoondath Casual Brutality viii. 165 It amused me to see people..dropping used tissues to the sidewalk.

2006 Baltimore Sun 20 Aug. f3/2 You would be surprised how many used condoms you find in the streets.

c. Of goods, esp. a vehicle or furniture: = second hand adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > not in mint condition

used1874

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > re-used > second-, etc., hand

fourth-hand1598

second hand1673

repossesseda1678

second-handed1682

third hand1862

used1874

resale1929

pre-owned1934

pre-loved1972

1874 Chicago Tribune 30 Sept. 8/7 (advt.) New and used furniture.

1910 Boston Herald 12 Aug. 3/7 We have taken in exchange for 1911 models a number of used cars which have been thoroughly overhauled and painted.

1932 L. N. Wright Links of Old Family Tree x. 184 She was tempted to go into the business of dealing in used furniture.

1966 J. B. Priestley Salt is Leaving i. 12 Albert is doing quite nicely in the used-car business.

1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 256 You tell me the name of the geezer who'll buy a used pacemaker with fifteen thou on the clock.

2007 S. Davis et al. Bond v. 104 I bought a used but reliable Honda Accord.

d. Of paper currency: that has been in public circulation since being issued. The term is often used in the context of illegal transactions. Banknotes which have been used since being issued are less easily traceable, as their serial numbers are likely to be substantially different to those of the other banknotes with which they are mixed.

ΚΠ

1960 I. Jefferies Dignity & Purity i. 12 He gave me five hundred quid in used ones.

1970 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird vii. 109 Nine thousand used dollar bills.

1997 Mail on Sunday 10 Aug. (Night & Day section) 16/4 Her snatch of £3 million in used notes in 1993 has been described as ‘the perfect crime’.

2002 R. Hill Death's Jest-bk. (2003) 123 Bundles of used notes she'd got on the black and wasn't going to let on to the Revenue about.

†3. Chiefly Scottish. Experienced; expert. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilled or experienced

oldOE

well-usedc1300

experientc1420

way-wisea1460

pertly1466

practica1522

perite1530

well-practised1539

well-experienced1541

practised1548

experienced1576

veteran1624

practical1632

well-seasoned1640

seasoneda1643

callent1656

versant1766

used1786

salted1864

roteda1901

shell-backed1930

1786 R. Burns Poems 220 Some auld, us'd hands had taen a note, That [etc.].

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iii. 63 Dick..was an auld used hand.

Phrases

Scottish. used and wont: usual, customary; according to custom. Cf. use and wont at use n. Phrases 8.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > as a habit or custom > usual or customary

ought and wontc1450

used and wonta1500

of (in) wont1548

of custom?a1556

a1500 Charter in W. MacKenzie Hist. Galloway (2002) 290 He sall acquit and purge himself be the forme and maner of acquitance used and wont within Galloway.

1510 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 315/2 Payand thairfor ȝerelie four pundis thre s. usuale money,..with all maner of dewiteis usit and wount.

1562 Reg. Cupar Abbey I. 362 Item, to the convent..for ane part of thair sustentatioun vsit and wont.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem ii. Table 63 Bot the fourt heire sall make service vsed and wont.

1718 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 34 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 With the rights rents and services..used and wont.

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. iii^*. 37 [He] claimed permission to perform..the service used and wont .

1864 Burgh of Jedburgh Reg. Burgesses 31 Oct. (Scottish Borders Archives: BJ/7/1) 122 With all the ceremonies used and wont.

1908 J. Craigie & J. Bartholomew Elem. Conveyancing 165 The holding..to be held of His (or Her) Majesty in free burgage for service of burgh used and wont.

Derivatives

† usedly adv. Obsolete commonly, often.

ΚΠ

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 81 But it was..vsedly the custome..to shorten their iourney.

1611 E. Gardiner Phisicall & Approved Med. To Rdr. sig. A2^v Seeing the fume of this Indian Tabacco to be vsedly and abusedly taken of all sorts of men.

ˈusedness n. The fact or quality of being used.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > fact of being used

usedness1680

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness

usagec1485

accustomedness1595

assuetude1626

customariness1632

wontedness1649

habit (or usage) is second nature1662

inuredness1682

habituality1801

usedness1871

1680 R. Baxter Answer to Dr. Stillingfleet xxxiii. 48 If Usefulness and Usedness..may afford us a Prognostick.

1871 A. D. Whitney Real Folks xiii You would notice instantly the consummate usedness to the world.

1923 P. Rosenfeld Musical Chron. 156 Perhaps it is the rootfastness of generations; the century-long usedness to a certain condition of life..which liberates the man and harmonizes him.

1994 Feminist Stud. 20 71 This scenario..estimates women's value in terms of their newness or usedness as sexual goods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	used
释义	usedadj. Brit. /juːzd/, U.S. /juzd/ Forms: see use v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: use v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < use v. + -ed suffix¹. †1. a. Customarily employed, experienced, or encountered; habitual, usual. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or customary wonesomec1200 wonec1275 customable1381 customeda1382 useda1382 wonta1382 wonted1408 accustomed1429 vulgarc1430 usualc1444 famosec1449 customalc1450 accustomablec1475 accustomatea1513 frequent1531 accustomary1541 customary1574 frequented1586 consuetudinary1590 ordinary1605 consuetudinal1656 habitual1689 solent1694 regulation1803 usitate1885 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Num. xvi. 29 Þe lord sente me þat y do alle þe þynges..ȝif þourȝ vsyd deeþ of men þei dyȝe [L. si consueta hominum morte interierint]. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. v. l. 512 Þe euesterre esperus..comeþ eft aȝeynes hir vsed cours. 1445 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 343 Thei shall ocupye with all maner of cariagez..the vsed way within the ground. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 489 These now had and vsid religiouns in the chirche ben sectis of perdicioun. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) iv. l. 1719 (MED) These too natures in oure lord ihesu were layde..coupled to-geder ageyn vsed kynde. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 150 A pane of scarlet furrid with used ermyns. 1536 R. Taverner tr. P. Melanchthon Apol. Pref. sig. A.iii, in Confessyon Fayth Germaynes I wolde retayne the fourme of the vsed and accustomed doctryne. 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Gen. Argt. ⁋2 To call them by the vsed and best knowen name. 1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples i. 2 Forcing him [sc. Gensericus] to bid a us'd farewell to fair Italie. 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xxix. 272 I perswade strong and indifferent stomachs to continue their used Diet. b. Established by usage; customary. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [adjective] useda1500 customary1569 fashionablea1627 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or customary > established by usage useda1500 customary1569 use-established1897 a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 81 (MED) The olde used custom wol wiþstonde, but it shal be ouercomen by a better custom. 1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse iv. f.33^v The Citizens..did no lesse woorshippe and reuerence her, with crosses, signes and tokens, and other diuine adorations, accordinge to the custome of the olde vsed rites and ceremonies. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xv. 358 An auncient custome, and vsed cerimony. 2. a. That is made use of, esp. frequently or repeatedly. In later use frequently with modifying word (cf. much-used adj. at much adj., adv., pron., and n. Compounds 2a, well-used adj. 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] useda1475 of usea1504 utilized1881 a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 342 (MED) Yeldyng yerely..xij d. at Estir of the most vsed money in the towne of Langeford vnto the workes of the forsaid chirche. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. K.i The same reason holdeth in wordes, as doth in coynes, that the most vsed and tried are best esteemed. 1758 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 6 The used Key is always bright. 1775 Lett. John Murray (1901) 225 Be careful to have the used Chimneys sweep'd once a month. 1818 Times 7 Nov. 2/5 Oxalic acid..is in itself a fatal poison, and likely to be mistaken for a commonly used medicine. 1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene 157 The used surfaces of the teeth begin to bear a square mark. 1917 H. E. Bartow Superintendent's Guide 72 A used talent increases in value. 1941 Civil Engin. Mar. 171/1 The frequently used terms ‘low-velocity’ and ‘high-velocity’ are..just as inept as the ambiguous ‘subcritical’ and ‘supercritical’. 1972 Guardian 25 Sept. 1/6 Rice oil—a widely used foodstuff. 2001 T. I. Lidsky & J. S. Schneider Brain Candy ii. 49 The most commonly used drug, alcohol, also appears to be potentially the most damaging to the brain. b. That has already been used; spec. that has been rendered useless or redundant through use; that has fulfilled its purpose through being used; that has become waste. ΚΠ 1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. xxxviii. 199 in Fleta Minor i Set one of the old Crucibles in the Wind-Oven full of Lead, let it drive gently, and lay the pieces of the used Crucibles one after another in it. 1821 A. Ure Dict. Chem. sig. A4^v/1 The used casks..are successively filled again. 1885 J. W. Palmer Bric-à-Brac 27 Papering a room with used stamps. 1932 Los Angeles Times 20 Nov. d6/1 The majority of members of this association are engaged in the re-refining of used lubricating oils. 1958 S. Ellin Eighth Circle (1959) ii. v. 62 A litter of used paper cups and cigarette butts. 1988 N. Bissoondath Casual Brutality viii. 165 It amused me to see people..dropping used tissues to the sidewalk. 2006 Baltimore Sun 20 Aug. f3/2 You would be surprised how many used condoms you find in the streets. c. Of goods, esp. a vehicle or furniture: = second hand adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > not in mint condition used1874 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > re-used > second-, etc., hand fourth-hand1598 second hand1673 repossesseda1678 second-handed1682 third hand1862 used1874 resale1929 pre-owned1934 pre-loved1972 1874 Chicago Tribune 30 Sept. 8/7 (advt.) New and used furniture. 1910 Boston Herald 12 Aug. 3/7 We have taken in exchange for 1911 models a number of used cars which have been thoroughly overhauled and painted. 1932 L. N. Wright Links of Old Family Tree x. 184 She was tempted to go into the business of dealing in used furniture. 1966 J. B. Priestley Salt is Leaving i. 12 Albert is doing quite nicely in the used-car business. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 256 You tell me the name of the geezer who'll buy a used pacemaker with fifteen thou on the clock. 2007 S. Davis et al. Bond v. 104 I bought a used but reliable Honda Accord. d. Of paper currency: that has been in public circulation since being issued. The term is often used in the context of illegal transactions. Banknotes which have been used since being issued are less easily traceable, as their serial numbers are likely to be substantially different to those of the other banknotes with which they are mixed. ΚΠ 1960 I. Jefferies Dignity & Purity i. 12 He gave me five hundred quid in used ones. 1970 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird vii. 109 Nine thousand used dollar bills. 1997 Mail on Sunday 10 Aug. (Night & Day section) 16/4 Her snatch of £3 million in used notes in 1993 has been described as ‘the perfect crime’. 2002 R. Hill Death's Jest-bk. (2003) 123 Bundles of used notes she'd got on the black and wasn't going to let on to the Revenue about. †3. Chiefly Scottish. Experienced; expert. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilled or experienced oldOE well-usedc1300 experientc1420 way-wisea1460 pertly1466 practica1522 perite1530 well-practised1539 well-experienced1541 practised1548 experienced1576 veteran1624 practical1632 well-seasoned1640 seasoneda1643 callent1656 versant1766 used1786 salted1864 roteda1901 shell-backed1930 1786 R. Burns Poems 220 Some auld, us'd hands had taen a note, That [etc.]. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iii. 63 Dick..was an auld used hand. Phrases Scottish. used and wont: usual, customary; according to custom. Cf. use and wont at use n. Phrases 8. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > as a habit or custom > usual or customary ought and wontc1450 used and wonta1500 of (in) wont1548 of custom?a1556 a1500 Charter in W. MacKenzie Hist. Galloway (2002) 290 He sall acquit and purge himself be the forme and maner of acquitance used and wont within Galloway. 1510 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 315/2 Payand thairfor ȝerelie four pundis thre s. usuale money,..with all maner of dewiteis usit and wount. 1562 Reg. Cupar Abbey I. 362 Item, to the convent..for ane part of thair sustentatioun vsit and wont. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem ii. Table 63 Bot the fourt heire sall make service vsed and wont. 1718 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 34 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 With the rights rents and services..used and wont. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. iii^. 37 [He] claimed permission to perform..the service used and wont . View more context for this quotation 1864 Burgh of Jedburgh Reg. Burgesses* 31 Oct. (Scottish Borders Archives: BJ/7/1) 122 With all the ceremonies used and wont. 1908 J. Craigie & J. Bartholomew Elem. Conveyancing 165 The holding..to be held of His (or Her) Majesty in free burgage for service of burgh used and wont. Derivatives † usedly adv. Obsolete commonly, often. ΚΠ 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 81 But it was..vsedly the custome..to shorten their iourney. 1611 E. Gardiner Phisicall & Approved Med. To Rdr. sig. A2^v Seeing the fume of this Indian Tabacco to be vsedly and abusedly taken of all sorts of men. ˈusedness n. The fact or quality of being used. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > fact of being used usedness1680 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness usagec1485 accustomedness1595 assuetude1626 customariness1632 wontedness1649 habit (or usage) is second nature1662 inuredness1682 habituality1801 usedness1871 1680 R. Baxter Answer to Dr. Stillingfleet xxxiii. 48 If Usefulness and Usedness..may afford us a Prognostick. 1871 A. D. Whitney Real Folks xiii You would notice instantly the consummate usedness to the world. 1923 P. Rosenfeld Musical Chron. 156 Perhaps it is the rootfastness of generations; the century-long usedness to a certain condition of life..which liberates the man and harmonizes him. 1994 Feminist Stud. 20 71 This scenario..estimates women's value in terms of their newness or usedness as sexual goods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1382
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