usar

Meaning

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)

Hyphenated as

u‧sar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/uˈza(ʁ)/

Etymology

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

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.