use
noun
1 use
The act of using:
— He warned against the use of narcotic drugs.
synonyms: employment, exercise, usage, utilisation, utilization.
Roget 613:
habit,
habitude;
assuetude†,
assuefaction†,
wont;
run,
way.
common state of things,
general state of things,
natural state of things,
ordinary state of things,
ordinary course of things,
ordinary run of things;
matter of course;
beaten path,
beaten track,
beaten ground.
prescription,
custom,
use,
usage,
immemorial usage,
practice;
prevalence,
observance;
conventionalism,
conventionality;
mode,
fashion,
vogue;
etiquette
etc.
(gentility)
852;
order of the day,
cry;
conformity
etc.
82;
consuetude,
dustoor†.
one's old way,
old school,
veteris vestigia flammae [Lat.];
laudator temporis acti [Lat.].
rule,
standing order,
precedent,
routine;
red-tape,
red-tapism†;
pipe clay;
rut,
groove.
cacoethes [Lat.];
bad habit,
confirmed habit,
inveterate habit,
intrinsic habit
&c.;
addiction,
trick.
training
etc.
(education)
537;
seasoning,
second nature,
acclimatization;
knack
etc.
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Roget 644:
utility;
usefulness
etc.
adj.;
efficacy,
efficiency,
adequacy;
service,
use,
stead,
avail;
help
etc.
(aid)
707;
applicability
etc.
adj.;
subservience
etc.
(instrumentality)
631;
function
etc.
(business)
625;
value;
worth
etc.
(goodness)
648;
money's worth;
productiveness
etc.
168;
cui bono [Lat.]
etc.
(intention)
620;
utilization
etc.
(use)
677;
step in the right direction.
common weal;
commonwealth public good,
public interest;
utilitarianism
etc.
(philanthropy)
910.
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Roget 677:
use;
employ,
employment;
exercise,
exercitation†;
application,
appliance;
adhibition†,
disposal;
consumption;
agency
etc.
(physical)
170;
usufruct;
usefulness
etc.
644;
benefit;
recourse,
resort,
avail.
[Conversion to use]
utilization,
service,
wear.
[Way of using]
usage.
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Roget 780:
property,
possession,
suum cuique [Lat.],
meum et tuum [Lat.].
ownership,
proprietorship,
lordship;
seignority†;
empire
etc.
(dominion)
737.
interest,
stake,
estate,
right,
title,
claim,
demand,
holding;
tenure
etc.
(possession)
777;
vested interest,
contingent interest,
beneficial interest,
equitable interest;
use,
trust,
benefit;
legal estate,
equitable estate;
seizin [Law],
seisin [Law].
absolute interest,
paramount estate,
freehold;
fee tail,
fee simple;
estate in fee,
estate in tail,
estate tail;
estate in tail male,
estate in tail female,
estate in tail general.
limitation,
term,
lease,
settlement,
strict settlement,
particular estate;
estate for life,
estate for years,
estate pur autre vie [Fr.];
remainder,
reversion,
expectancy,
possibility.
dower,
dowry,
jointure†,
appanage,
inheritance,
heritage,
patrimony,
alimony;
legacy
etc.
(gift)
784;
Falcidian law,
paternal estate,
thirds.
assets,
belongings,
means,
resources,
circumstances;
wealth
etc.
803;
money
etc.
800;
what one is worth,
what one will cut up for;
estate and effects.
landed property,
landed real estate property;
realty;
land,
lands;
tenements;
hereditaments;
corporeal hereditaments,
incorporeal hereditaments;
acres;
ground
etc.
(earth)
342;
acquest†,
messuage,
toft†.
territory,
state,
kingdom,
principality,
realm,
empire,
protectorate,
sphere of influence.
manor,
honor,
domain,
demesne;
farm,
plantation,
hacienda;
allodium
etc.
(free)
748†;
fief,
fieff†,
feoff†,
feud,
zemindary†,
dependency;
arado†,
merestead†,
ranch.
free lease-holds,
copy lease-holds;
folkland†;
chattels real;
fixtures,
plant,
heirloom;
easement;
right of common,
right of user.
personal property,
personal estate,
personal effects;
personalty,
chattels,
goods,
effects,
movables;
stock,
stock in trade;
things,
traps,
rattletraps,
paraphernalia;
equipage
etc.
633.
parcels,
appurtenances.
impedimenta;
luggage,
baggage;
bag and baggage;
pelf;
cargo,
lading.
rent roll;
income
etc.
(receipts)
810;
maul and wedges [U.S.].
patent,
copyright;
chose in action;
credit
etc.
805;
debt
etc.
806.
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Dutch: benutting, nut, gebruik
Polish: korzystanie, wykorzystywanie, stosowanie, używanie, posługiwanie się
2 use
What something is used for:
— Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?.
synonyms: function, purpose, role.
Dutch: functie, rol
Polish: funkcja, rola
3 use
4 use
5 use
psychology An automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition:
— Long use had hardened him to it.
synonym: habit.
Dutch: gewoonte, ritueel
6 use
Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage.
synonym: manipulation.
Dutch: bewerking, manipulatie
Polish: manipulacja
7 use
law The exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property:
— We were given the use of his boat.
synonym: enjoyment.
Dutch: genot
verb
1 use
Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose:
— Use your head!.
— We only use Spanish at home.
— I can't use this tool.
— Use the plastic bags to store the food.
— He doesn't know how to use a computer.
synonyms: apply, employ, utilise, utilize.
Roget 677:
use,
make use of,
employ,
put to use;
put in action,
put in operation,
put in practice;
set in motion,
set to work.
ply,
work,
wield,
handle,
manipulate;
play,
play off;
exert,
exercise,
practice,
avail oneself of,
profit by,
resort to,
have recourse to,
recur to,
take betake oneself to;
take up with,
take advantage of;
lay one's hands on,
try.
render useful
etc.
644;
mold;
turn to account,
turn to use;
convert to use,
utilize;
work up;
call into play,
bring into play;
put into requisition;
call forth,
draw forth;
press into service,
enlist into the service;
bring to bear upon,
devote,
dedicate,
consecrate,
apply,
adhibit†,
dispose of;
make a handle of,
make a cat's-paw of.
fall back upon,
make a shift with;
make the most of,
make the best of.
use up,
swallow up;
consume,
absorb,
expend;
tax,
task,
wear,
put to task.
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Dutch: utiliseren, hanteren, benutten, aanwenden, bezigen, gebruiken, nemen, pakken, toepassen, verwerken
2 use
Take or consume (regularly or habitually):
— She uses drugs rarely.
synonym: habituate.
3 use
Use up, consume fully.
synonym: expend.
Roget 638:
spend,
expend,
use,
consume,
swallow up,
exhaust;
impoverish;
spill,
drain,
empty;
disperse
etc.
73.
cast away,
fool away,
muddle away,
throw away,
fling away,
fritter away;
burn the candle at both ends,
waste;
squander
etc.
818.
waste its sweetness on the desert air"
[Gray];
cast one's bread upon the waters,
cast pearls before swine;
employ a steam engine to crack a nut,
waste powder and shot,
break a butterfly on a wheel;
labor in vain
etc.
(useless)
645;
cut blocks with a razor,
pour water into a sieve.
leak
etc.
(run out)
295;
run to waste;
ebb;
melt away,
run dry,
dry up.
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4 use
Seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage.
5 use
Avail oneself to:
— Use care when going down the stairs.
— Use your common sense.
synonyms: apply, practice.
6 use
Habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense).
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