Use
41use — verb ju:z 1》 take, hold, or deploy as a means of achieving something. ↘informal take (an illegal drug). 2》 take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply. ↘(use something up) consume or expend the whole of something. ↘(be used up)… …
42use — I Noun: A beneficial ownership recognized in equity. A trust. The right granted by a patent for an invention. 40 Am J1st Pat § 140. The employment or enjoyment of property. Utility; advantage. The long continued possession and employment of a… …
43use — noun /ju:s/ a way in which something can be used ♦ directions for use instructions on how to run a machine ♦ to make use of something to use something ♦ in use being worked ● The computer is in use twenty four hours a day. ♦ items for personal… …
44use — {{11}}use (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. us, from L. usus use, custom, skill, habit, from pp. stem of uti (see USE (Cf. use) (v.)). {{12}}use (v.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. user use, employ, practice, from V.L. *usare use, frequentative form of pp. stem… …
45use — 1. verb 1) she used her key to open the front door Syn: utilize, make use of, avail oneself of, employ, work, operate, wield, ply, apply, maneuver, manipulate, put to use, put/press into service 2) the court will use its discretion in making an… …
46use — v 1. employ, make use of, utilize, apply; ply, wield, operate, manipulate, maneuver; handle, practice, exercise, exert, bring to bear, bring into play, play; occupy, put into service, have the use of. 2. avail oneself of, make the most of, take… …
47Use — This is an ecclesiastical term to designate the Liturgy or Prayer book peculiar to any Diocese or national Church and differing from other Liturgies in minor details. For example, in the early ages of the English Church there were different… …
48use — (of words) The slogan that ‘meaning is use’ is associated with the later philosophy of Wittgenstein . It has affinities with the claims of pragmatism, that the meaning of a sign consists in the set of practices following upon ‘acceptance of the… …
49use — Synonyms and related words: ablation, absolute interest, abuse, account, act toward, adaptability, advantage, appliance, applicability, application, apply, appropriateness, automatism, avail, availability, bad habit, behalf, behave toward, behoof …
50use — [13] The verb use comes via Old French user from Vulgar Latin *ūsāre. This was derived from ūsus, the past participle of Latin ūtī ‘use’ (source also of English utensil, utility [14], utilize [19], etc). Latin ūsus was also used as a noun,… …
