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use1 /ūz/ transitive verb- To put to some purpose
- To avail oneself of
- To employ habitually, to exercise
- To treat or behave towards
- To make use of (a person; see under use2)
- To take or consume (drugs or alcohol) regularly (slang; also intransitive verb)
- To habituate or accustom (old except in pap; see used below)
- To observe, practise, follow (archaic)
- To resort to (a place) (archaic)
- To behave, comport (oneself) (archaic)
intransitive verb- To be accustomed (to do, etc; chiefly in the past tense used, pronounced in this sense /ūst/; usedn't or usen't /ūsˈnt/, for used not)
- To accustom oneself (with to) (Scot)
- To be in the habit of so doing (archaic)
- To resort (archaic)
ORIGIN: Fr user, from LL ūsāre, from L ūtī, ūsus to use ūsˈable or ūseˈable adjective ūsˈableness, ūseˈableness, ūsabilˈity or ūseabilˈity noun ūsˈably or ūseˈably adverb used /ūzd/ adjective - Already made use of
- Second-hand
- Experienced, expert (Scot)
- Usual, customary (obsolete)
- /ūst/ accustomed, habituated (with to, or (old Scot) in or with)
ūˈser noun - A person who uses
- A person who takes drugs, a drug addict (informal)
- Continual enjoyment of a right (cf non-user; Fr user)
- A right established by long use (law)
use-by date noun A date, indicated on a manufacturer's or distributor's label, after which goods, esp foods, are considered no longer fit for use (also figurative) used-upˈ adjective Exhausted user-friendˈly adjective - (of a computer or software item) designed to be easily understood and operable by non-specialists, guiding the user by means of clear instructions and menus, etc
- (generally, of any product, etc) designed with the ease of the user in mind, deliberately not off-putting
user interface noun The means of communication between a computer system and the user ūˈsername or user ID noun The name or code by which a person or group is identified when gaining access to a computer network I could use (informal) I would feel better for, I want, need use up - To consume
- To exhaust
- To tire out
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