usar

1. (intransitive, transitive) to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of
2. (transitive) to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)
3. (transitive) to use (to consume habitually)
4. (archaic, auxiliary, dialectal) to be used to (to have the habit of)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/uˈza(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese usar, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Concepts

use

wear

employ

utilize

utilise

make use of

turn to account

apply

put on

have on

work

lay

activate

paste

place

practice

put

put down

put onto

set

lay down

add

administer

append

assign

assume

attach

bear

🐻

don

get into

habituate

Synonyms

utilizar

empregar

vestir

servir-se de

despender

trazer

pôr

colocar

trajar

aplicar

apor

caber

consumir

meter

por em prática

acrescentar

Translations

usar

usare

utiliser

gebruiken

verwenden

benutzen

kullanmak

utilizar

utilitzar

gebrauchen

usar

używać

χρησιμοποιώ

employer

benutten

Sentences

Ela tem uma maneira inteligente de usar roupas .

She has a clever way of wearing clothes.

As mãos livres permitem que você fale sem usar as mãos .

Hands-free allows you to speak without using your hands.

Um homem e uma mulher mostrando uma criança pequena como usar uma arma .

A man and a woman showing a small child how to use a gun.