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To employ for some purpose; put into service; To avail oneself of; Apply to one's own purposes; To expend or consume in use: To treat or behave toward

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To employ for some purpose; put into service; To avail oneself of; Apply to one's own purposes; To expend or consume in use: To treat or behave toward. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: The act of putting into service; An instance or way of utilizing something.

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Usage examples (29)
  • use that knife carefully.
  • use your head!
  • We were given the use of his boat
  • Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
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  • ''use" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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