using
Meaning
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present participle and gerund of use
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjuː.zɪŋ/
New
use
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- The act of using.
- The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
- Usefulness, benefit.
- A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
- Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
- (obsolete) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
- Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
- (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
- A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
- 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.
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