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NGSL Rank: 67
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Meanings
verb
  • take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.
    E.g. she used her key to open the front door
  • take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply.
    E.g. we have used all the available funds
  • describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past.
    E.g. this road used to be a dirt track
  • be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience.
    E.g. she was used to getting what she wanted
  • one would like or benefit from.
    E.g. I could use another cup of coffee
noun
  • the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.
    E.g. modern trains are now in use
  • the value or advantage of something.
    E.g. what's the use of crying?
  • the habitual consumption of a drug.
    E.g. theft and dealing financed their heroin use
  • the characteristic ritual and liturgy of a Christian Church or diocese.

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