use

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of using.
2. (uncountable) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
3. (uncountable) Usefulness, benefit.
4. (countable, uncountable) A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
5. (countable, uncountable) Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
6. (countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
7. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
9. (countable, uncountable) A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
10. (countable, uncountable) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.

Verb

1. (transitive) To utilize or employ.
2. (often, transitive, with-up) To utilize or employ.
3. (transitive) To utilize or employ.
4. (transitive) To utilize or employ.
5. (intransitive) To utilize or employ.
6. (transitive) To utilize or employ.
7. (transitive) To utilize or employ.
8. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
9. (obsolete, reflexive) To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
10. (intransitive) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
11. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
12. (obsolete, reflexive) To behave, act, comport oneself.

Synonyms

employ

utilize

application

usage

employment

make use of

apply

utilization

benefit

profit

advantage

utility

practice

exercise

habit

usefulness

custom

spend

work

function

utilise

utilisation

service

operate

consume

consumption

exploit

take advantage of

good

👍

manipulate

purpose

expend

make use

avail

handle

take

habituate

gain

enjoyment

job

exploitation

need

wear

wield

activate

usance

exert

carry

enjoy

business

Translations

utiliser

usare

usar

usage

Gebrauch

uso

benutzen

utilisation

gebrauchen

utilizar

emploi

uso

gebruiken

utilizzare

usar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/juːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: use

Cognate with Middle English: note

Cognate with Old English: notu

Cognate with Middle English: nutte

Cognate with Old English: nytt

Cognate with Old English: fricu

Cognate with Old English: sidu

Inherited from Middle English: usen

Cognate with Middle English: noten

Cognate with Old English: notian

Cognate with Middle English: brouken

Cognate with Old English: brūcan

In summary

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).

Sentences

In the meantime , I use a few different approaches .

It is no use crying over spilt milk .

Use the tool that's needed for the job .

They use several varieties of apples to make different brands .

As a workaround , we could use application specific profiles .

Do you use Tensorflow or Pytorch?