use

Y0029150 (yo͞oz)v. used, us·ing, us·es v.tr.1. To put into service or employ for a purpose: I used a whisk to beat the eggs. The song uses only three chords.2. To avail oneself of; practice: use caution.3. To conduct oneself toward; treat or handle: "the peace offering of a man who once used you unkindly" (Laurence Sterne).4. To seek or achieve an end by means of; exploit: used their highly placed friends to gain access to the president; felt he was being used by seekers of favor.5. a. To take or consume for a purpose: She used her savings to buy a computer.b. To partake of, especially as a habit: She rarely uses alcohol.v.intr.1. (yo͞os, yo͞ost) Used in the past tense followed by to in order to indicate a former state, habitual practice, or custom: Mail service used to be faster.2. Slang To take an illegal or narcotic drug, especially as a habit.n. (yo͞os)1. a. The act of using something; the application or employment of something for a purpose: with the use of a calculator; skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.b. The condition or fact of being used: a chair in regular use.2. The manner of using; usage: learned the proper use of power tools.3. a. The permission, privilege, or benefit of using something: gave us the use of their summerhouse.b. The power or ability to use something: lost the use of one arm.4. The need or occasion to use or employ something: I have no use for these old clothes.5. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end; usefulness: I tried to be of use in the kitchen.6. A purpose for which something is used: a tool with several uses; a pretty bowl, but of what use is it?7. Gain or advantage; good: There's no use in discussing it. What's the use?8. a. Accustomed or usual procedure or practice: "We are but creatures of use and custom" (Mark Twain).b. A particular custom or practice: uses introduced by recent immigrants.9. Law a. Enjoyment of property, as by occupying or employing it.b. The benefit or profit of lands and tenements of which the legal title is vested in another.c. The arrangement establishing the equitable right to such benefits and profits.10. A liturgical form practiced in a particular church, ecclesiastical district, or community.Phrasal Verb: use up To consume completely: used up all our money.Idiom: make use of To use for a purpose.

[Middle English usen, from Old French user, from Vulgar Latin *ūsāre, frequentative of Latin ūtī. N., Middle English, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from past participle of ūtī.]Usage Note: The verb use is used in the past tense with an infinitive to indicate a past condition or habitual practice: We used to live in that house. Because the -d in used has merged with the t of to and is not pronounced in these constructions, people sometimes mistakenly leave it out when writing. Thus it is incorrect to write We use to play tennis. When do occurs with this form of use in negative statements and in questions, the situation is reversed, and use to (not used to) is correct: You did not use to play on that team. Didn't she use to work for your company?

use

vb (tr) 1. to put into service or action; employ for a given purpose: to use a spoon to stir with. 2. to make a practice or habit of employing; exercise: he uses his brain. 3. to behave towards: to use a friend well. 4. to behave towards in a particular way for one's own ends: he uses people. 5. to consume, expend, or exhaust: the engine uses very little oil. 6. chiefly US and Canadian to partake of (alcoholic drink, drugs, etc) or smoke (tobacco, marijuana, etc) n 7. the act of using or the state of being used: the carpet wore out through constant use. 8. the ability, right, or permission to use 9. the occasion to use; need: I have no use for this paper. 10. an instance or manner of using 11. usefulness; advantage: it is of no use to complain. 12. custom; practice; habit: long use has inured him to it. 13. the purpose for which something is used; end 14. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a distinctive form of liturgical or ritual observance, esp one that is traditional in a Church or group of Churches 15. (Law) the enjoyment of property, land, etc, by occupation or by deriving revenue or other benefit from it 16. (Law) law the beneficial enjoyment of property the legal title to which is held by another person as trustee 17. (Law) law an archaic word for trust⁷ 18. (Philosophy) philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "Fido" refers to Fido, the name Fido is 'used' only on the second occurrence, first being mentioned. Compare mention⁷ See also material mode 19. (Logic) philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "Fido" refers to Fido, the name Fido is 'used' only on the second occurrence, first being mentioned. Compare mention⁷ See also material mode 20. (Linguistics) philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In "Fido" refers to Fido, the name Fido is 'used' only on the second occurrence, first being mentioned. Compare mention⁷ See also material mode 21. have no use for a. to have no need of b. to have a contemptuous dislike for 22. make use of a. to employ; use b. to exploit (a person) [C13: from Old French user to use, from Latin ūsus having used, from ūtī to use]

use

(v. yuz or, for pt. form of 9, yust; n. yus)

v. used, us•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to employ for some purpose; put into service: to use a knife. 2. to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities. 3. to consume, expend, or exhaust (often fol. by up). 4. to treat or behave toward: He used his employees well. 5. to take unfair advantage of; exploit. 6. to drink, smoke, or ingest habitually: to use drugs. 7. to habituate or accustom. v.i. 8. to be accustomed, wont, or customarily found (used with an infinitive expressed or understood, and, except in archaic use, now only in the past): He used to go every day. 9. Archaic. to resort, stay, or dwell customarily. n. 10. the act of using or the state of being used. 11. an instance or way of using something: a painter's use of color. 12. a way of being used; a purpose for which something is used. 13. the power, right, or privilege of using something: to lose the use of an eye. 14. service or advantage in or for being used; utility or usefulness: of no practical use. 15. help; profit; resulting good: What's the use of complaining? 16. occasion or need, as for something to be used: Have you any use for another calendar? 17. continued, habitual, or customary employment or practice; custom. 18. Law. a. the enjoyment of property, as by occupation or employment of it. b. the benefits or profits of property held by another for the beneficiary. 19. the distinctive form of ritual or of any liturgical observance used in a particular church, diocese, community, etc. Idioms: 1. have no use for, a. to have no need for. b. to feel intolerant of or indifferent to: to have no use for one's employees. c. to have a strong distaste for; dislike intensely: to have no use for cheating. 2. make use of, to use, esp. effectively; employ. 3. put to use, to find a function for; utilize. [1175–1225; (v.) Middle English < Old French user < Latin ūsus, past participle of ūtī to use; (n.) Middle English < Old French < Latin ūsus act of using a thing, application, employment] syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that the thing is consumed or diminished in the process: I used all the butter. When applied to persons, use implies a selfish or sinister purpose: He used his friend to advance himself. utilize, a more formal word, implies practical, profitable, or creative use: to utilize solar energy to run a machine.

employ

use1. 'employ'

If you employ someone, you pay them to work for you.

The company employs 7.5 million people.He was employed as a research assistant.

If something is employed for a particular purpose, it is used for that purpose. You can say, for example, that a particular method or technique is employed.

A number of ingenious techniques are employed.The methods employed are varied, depending on the material in question.

You can also say that a machine, tool, or weapon is employed.

Similar technology could be employed in the major cities.What matters most is how the tools are employed.2. 'use'

However, employ is a formal word when it is used to talk about such things as methods or tools. You usually say that a method or tool is used.

This method has been extensively used in the United States.These weapons are used in training sessions.

use

Past participle: used
Gerund: using

Imperative
use
use

Present
I use
you use
he/she/it uses
we use
you use
they use

Preterite
I used
you used
he/she/it used
we used
you used
they used

Present Continuous
I am using
you are using
he/she/it is using
we are using
you are using
they are using

Present Perfect
I have used
you have used
he/she/it has used
we have used
you have used
they have used

Past Continuous
I was using
you were using
he/she/it was using
we were using
you were using
they were using

Past Perfect
I had used
you had used
he/she/it had used
we had used
you had used
they had used

Future
I will use
you will use
he/she/it will use
we will use
you will use
they will use

Future Perfect
I will have used
you will have used
he/she/it will have used
we will have used
you will have used
they will have used

Future Continuous
I will be using
you will be using
he/she/it will be using
we will be using
you will be using
they will be using

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been using
you have been using
he/she/it has been using
we have been using
you have been using
they have been using

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been using
you will have been using
he/she/it will have been using
we will have been using
you will have been using
they will have been using

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been using
you had been using
he/she/it had been using
we had been using
you had been using
they had been using

Conditional
I would use
you would use
he/she/it would use
we would use
you would use
they would use

Past Conditional
I would have used
you would have used
he/she/it would have used
we would have used
you would have used
they would have used

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	use - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"usage, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employmentactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"misuse, abuse - improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new productsapplication, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
	2.	use - what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"function, purpose, roleusefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical useraison d'etre - the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
	3.	use - a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"usefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use
	4.	use - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"economic consumption, use of goods and services, usance, consumptioneconomic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their managementconspicuous consumption - buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealthdemand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
	5.	use - (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"habitcustom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practiceritual - stereotyped behaviorsecond nature - acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innatepsychological science, psychology - the science of mental lifecleanliness - the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
	6.	use - exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"manipulationinfluence - causing something without any direct or apparent effortmind game - deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage); "football players try to play mind games with the opposition"; "the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings"
	7.	use - (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"enjoymentlegal right - a right based in lawfair use - the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royaltiesfruition - enjoyment derived from use or possessionlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	use - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"apply, employ, utilise, utilizededicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base"play - use or move; "I had to play my queen"pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!"address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a questionwaste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"overuse, overdrive - make use of too often or too extensivelycannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something elsereprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"exercise, exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence"enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"share - use jointly or in commonput to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"practice, use, apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"resort, recur, fall back - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
	2.	use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"habituateingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"board - lodge and take meals (at)
	3.	use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"expendabuse, misuse, pervert - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"abuse - use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"spare - use frugally or carefullytake, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"squander, waste, blow - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
	4.	use - seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"take advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
	5.	use - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"practice, applyapply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
	6.	use - habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

use

verb1. employ, utilize, make use of, work, apply, operate, exercise, practise, resort to, exert, wield, ply, put to use, bring into play, find a use for, avail yourself of, turn to account Officials used loud hailers to call for calm.2. (sometimes with up) consume, go through, exhaust, spend, waste, get through, run through, deplete, squander, dissipate, expend, fritter away You used all the ice cubes and didn't put the ice trays back.3. take advantage of, exploit, manipulate, abuse, milk, profit from, impose on, misuse, make use of, cash in on (informal), walk all over (informal), take liberties with Be careful she's not just using you.noun1. usage, employment, utilization, operation, application research related to microcomputers and their use in classrooms2. service, handling, wear and tear, treatment, practice, exercise Holes had developed, the result of many years of use.3. purpose, call, need, end, point, cause, reason, occasion, object, necessity You will no longer have a use for the car.4. good, point, help, service, value, benefit, profit, worth, advantage, utility, mileage (informal), avail, usefulness There's no use you asking me any more questions about that.use something up consume, drain, exhaust, finish, waste, absorb, run through, deplete, squander, devour, swallow up, burn up, fritter away They aren't the ones who use up the world's resources.

use

verb1. To put into action or use:actuate, apply, employ, exercise, exploit, implement, practice, utilize.Idioms: avail oneself of, bring into play, bring to bear, make use of, put into practice, put to use.2. To control or direct the functioning of:manage, operate, run, work.3. To take advantage of unfairly:abuse, exploit, impose, presume.phrasal verb
use up1. To use all of:consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend.Informal: polish off.2. To lessen or weaken severely, as by removing something essential:deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, sap.noun1. The act of putting into play:application, employment, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, play, usage, utilization.2. The condition of being put to use:application, duty, employment, service, utilization.3. A quantity consumed:consumption, usage.4. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:account, advantage, avail, benefit, profit, usefulness, utility.5. A habitual way of behaving:consuetude, custom, habit, habitude, manner, practice, praxis, usage, usance, way, wont.

Translations

使用使用权使用能力消耗用途

use¹

(juːz) verb1. to employ (something) for a purpose. What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!使用2. to consume. We're using far too much electricity.消耗ˈusable adjective that can be used. Are any of these clothes usable?可用的used adjective1. employed or put to a purpose. This road is not used any more.被应用的2. not new. used cars.用过的ˈuser noun a person who uses something. computer users; drug-users.用户ˌuser-ˈfriendly adjective (of a computer, dictionary, system etc) that is easy or simple to use, understand etc. a user-friendly camera. 容易操作的，用户友好的，好用的 ˌuser ˈguide noun a list of instructions etc on how to use a particular product, system etc. The attached user guide explains how to install the program on your computer.用户指南be used to (something) (ˈjuːstu) accustomed to. She isn't used to such hard work.习惯于…used to (ˈjuːstu) – negative short forms usedn't to, ~usen't to (ˈjuːsntu) – (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc. I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there? 过去习惯（做某事）

use²

(juːs) noun1. the act of using or state of being used. The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.使用2. the/a purpose for which something may be used. This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.用途3. (often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage. Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.价值4. the power of using. She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.使用能力5. permission, or the right, to use. They let us have the use of their car while they were away.使用权ˈuseful adjective helpful or serving a purpose well. a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother.有用的ˈusefulness noun 有用，有益，用途 ˈusefully adverb in a useful way. He spent the day usefully in repairing the car.有用地ˈuseless adjective having no use or no effect. Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it – it's useless to try.无用的be in use, be out of use to be used or not used. How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use? 在使用中（被...使用），没有人用（不再使用） come in useful to become useful. My French came in useful on holiday. 迟早会有用（派上用场） have no use for to despise. I have no use for such silliness / silly people.不需要it's no use it's impossible or useless. He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.'没用make (good) use of, put to (good) useHe makes use of his training; He puts his training to good use in that job.利用

use

→ 使用zhCN

Please use the meter → 请打表
It's for my own personal use (US)
It is for my own personal use (UK) → 这是我个人使用的
How much does it cost to use a tennis court? (US)
How much is it to hire a tennis court? (UK) → 租一个网球场多少钱？
May I use your phone? → 我可以用您的电话吗？
Can I use messenger programs? (US)
Can I use messenger programmes? (UK) → 我能使用信使程序吗？
Can I use my own laptop here? → 这儿能使用我自己的笔记本电脑吗？
Is there a fax machine I can use? → 这儿有可供我使用的传真机吗？
Can I use my card with this ATM? (US)
Can I use my card with this cash machine? (UK) → 我可以用我的取款卡从这台机器上取款吗？
Can I use my card to get cash? → 我能用我的取款卡提取现金吗？
May I use your phone, please? (US)
Can I use your phone, please? (UK) → 我能用您的电话吗？
May I use your computer? → 我可以用您的计算机吗？
May I use your desk? → 我可以用您的办公桌吗？
I use a wheelchair → 我使用轮椅
Can I use the restroom? (US)
Can I use the toilet? (UK) → 可以用洗手间吗？

Use

The fact of being habitually employed in a certain manner. In real property law, a right held by an individual (called a cestui que use) to take the profits arising from a particular parcel of land that was owned and possessed by another individual.

For example, a seller of goods might make an Implied Warranty of fitness for a particular use, which signifies that an item or a product is fit to be used for a specific purpose, such as a tire meant for use in the snow.

The cestui que use received the benefits from the property even though title to such land was in another individual. This theory is no longer part of the U.S. legal system; however, the modern law of trusts evolved from the law relating to uses.

Cross-references

Product Liability; Sales Law.

use

n. 1) the right to enjoy the benefits of real property or personal property, (but primarily used in reference to real property) whether the owner of the right has ownership of title or not. 2) historically, under English Common Law "use" of real property became extremely important since title could not be conveyed (transferred) outside a family line due to "restraints on alienation," so "use" of the property was transferred instead.

USE, estates. A confidence reposed in another, who was made tenant of the land or terre tenant, that he should dispose of the land according to the intention of the cestui que use, or him to whose use it was granted, and suffer him to take the profits. Plowd. 352; Gilb. on Uses, 1; Bac. Tr. 150, 306; Cornish on Uses, 1 3; 1 Fonb. Eq. 363; 2 Id. 7; Sanders on Uses, 2; Co. Litt. 272, b; 1 Co. 121; 2 Bl. Com. 328; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1885, et seq.
2. In order to create a use, there must always be a good Consideration; though, when once raised, it may be passed by grant to a stranger, without consideration. Doct. & Stu., Dial. ch. 22, 23; Rob. Fr. Conv. 87, n.
3. Uses were borrowed from the fidei commissum (q.v.) of the civil law; it was the duty of a Roman magistrate, the praetor fidei commissarius, whom Bacon terms the particular chancellor for uses, to enforce the observance of this confidence. Inst. 2, 23, 2.
4. Uses were introduced into England by the ecclesiastics in the reign of Edward Ill or Richard II, for the purpose of avoiding the statutes of mortmain; and the clerical chancellors of those times held them to be fidei commissa, and binding in conscience. To obviate many inconveniencies and difficulties, which had arisen out of the doctrine and introduction of uses, the statute of 274 Henry VIII, c. 10, commonly called the statute of uses, or in conveyances and pleadings, the statute for transferring uses into possession, was passed. It enacts, that "when any person shall be seised of lands, &c., to the use, confidence or trust of any other person or body politic, the person or corporation entitled to the use in fee simple, fee tail, for life, or years, or otherwise, shall from thenceforth stand and be seised or possessed of the land, &c., of and in the like estate as they have in the use, trust or confidence; and that the estates of the persons so seised to the uses, shall be deemed to be in him or them that have the use, in such quality, manner, form and condition, as they had before in the use." The statute thus executes the use; that is, it conveys the possession to the use, and transfers the use to the possession; and, in this manner, making the cestui que use complete owner of the lands and tenements, as well at law as in equity. 2 Bl. Com. 333; 1 Saund. 254, note 6.
5. A modern use has been defined to be an estate of right, which is acquired through the operation of the statute of 27 Hen. VIII., c. 10; and which, when it may take effect according to the rules of the common law, is called the legal estate; and when it may not, is denominated a use, with a term descriptive of its modification. Cornish on Uses, 35.
6. The common law judges decided, in the construction of this statute, that a use could not be raised upon a use; Dyer, 155 A; and that on a feoffment to A and his heirs, to the use of B and his heirs, in trust for C and his heirs, the statute executed only the first use, and that the second was a mere nullity. The judges also held that, as the statute mentioned only such persons as were seised to the use of others, it did not extend to a term of years, or other chattel interests, of which a termor is not seised but only possessed. Bac. Tr. 336; Poph. 76; Dyer, 369; 2 Bl. Com. 336; The rigid literal construction of the statute by the courts of law again opened the doors of the chancery courts. 1 Madd. Ch. 448, 450.

USE, civil law. A right of receiving so much of the natural profits of a thing as is necessary to daily sustenance; it differs from usufruct, which is a right not only to use but to enjoy. 1 Browne's Civ. Law, 184; Lecons Elem. du Dr. Civ. Rom. Sec. 414, 416.

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verb employ

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verb to take advantage of unfairly

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phrase use up: to use all of

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phrase use up: to lessen or weaken severely, as by removing something essential

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noun the act of putting into play

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noun the condition of being put to use

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noun the act of using

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noun what something is used for

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noun a particular service

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noun (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

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noun (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation

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