use

Meaning

Synonyms

make use of

wield

economic consumption

require

make things of

use of goods and services

turn to account

benefit from

take advantage of something

software application

behaviour pattern

setting in motion

behavior pattern

put onto

resort to

right to use

avail oneself

treat as though

address

help oneself to

avail oneself of

be used to

familiar spirit

have recourse to

press against

the good

treat as

usefullness

work with

play a trick

going as envoy

prop oneself up with

be addicted to

ability

benefir

play about with

get accustomed

sport with

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/juːs/
Etymology

Noun from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor (“use”). Displaced native Middle English note (“use”) (see note) from Old English notu, Middle English nutte (“use”) from Old English nytt, Old English fricu, and Old English sidu. Verb from Middle English usen, from Old French user (“use, employ, practice”), from Medieval Latin usare (“use”), frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti (“to use”). Displaced 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).

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