use

use · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To take, hold, or deploy something as a means of accomplishing a purpose.

  2. 2.

    To take or consume an amount of something.

  3. 3.

    To treat someone in a particular way for one's own advantage.

  4. 4.

    (Used to) expressing a past habit or state.

  5. 5.

    The action of using something or the state of being used.

  6. 6.

    The ability or permission to use something.

  7. 7.

    A purpose for which something can be used.

Related words

Antonyms: discard, neglect
See also: apply, employ, usage, utilize
Synonyms: apply, employ, exercise, utilize

Etymology

From Old French "user" meaning "to use, make use of, practice, frequent," from Vulgar Latin "*usare," from Latin "uti" meaning "to use." The noun form developed from the verb. The different pronunciations for verb (/juːz/) and noun (/juːs/) reflect the historical voicing alternation common in English.