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NGSL Rank: 67
use
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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