Definitions for USE
yuz or, for pt. form of 9 , yust; yususe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercisenoun

   the act of using

   "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

2. function, purpose, role, usenoun

   what something is used for

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

3. usenoun

   a particular service

   "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"

4. consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and servicesnoun

   (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

   "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

5. habit, usenoun

   (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

   "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"

6. manipulation, usenoun

   exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

   "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

7. use, enjoymentverb

   (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

   "we were given the use of his boat"

8. use, utilize, utilise, apply, employverb

   put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

   "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

9. use, habituateverb

   take or consume (regularly or habitually)

   "She uses drugs rarely"

10. use, expendverb

    use up, consume fully

    "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

11. useverb

    seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

    "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

12. practice, apply, useverb

    avail oneself to

    "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

13. useverb

    habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

    "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Use

   Etymology: usus, Lat.

   1. The act of employing any thing to any purpose.

   The fat of the beast that dieth of itself, may be used in any other use. Lev. vii. 24.

   Number, the mind makes use of in measuring all things by us measurable. John Locke.

   Consider the history, with what use our author makes of it. John Locke.

   2. Qualities that make a thing proper for any purpose.

   Rice is of excellent use for illnesses of the stomach, that proceed from cold or moist humours; a great digester and restorer of appetite. William Temple.

   3. Need of; occasion on which a thing can be employed.

   This will secure a father to my child;
   That done, I have no father use for life. Ambrose Philips.

   4. Advantage received; power of receiving advantage.

   More figures in a picture than are necessary, our author calls figures to be let; because the picture has no use for them. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   5. Convenience; help.

   Distinct growth in knowledge, carries its own light in every step of its progression; than which nothing is of more use to the understanding. John Locke.

   Nothing would be of greater use towards the improvement of knowledge and politeness, than some effectual method for correcting, enlarging, and ascertaining our language. Jonathan Swift.

   When will my friendship be of use to thee? Ambrose Philips.

   6. Usage; customary act.

   That which those nations did use, having been also in use with others, the antient Roman laws do forbid. Richard Hooker, b. iv.

   He, that first brought the word sham, wheedle, or banter in use, put together, as he thought fit, those ideas he made it stand for. John Locke.

   7. Practice; habit.

   Sweetness, truth, and ev’ry grace,
   Which time and use are wont to teach,
   The eye may in a moment reach,
   And read distinctly in her face. Edmund Waller.

   8. Custom; common occurrence.

   O Cæsar! these things are beyond all use,
   And I do fear them. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   9. Interest; money paid for the use of money.

   If it be good, thou hast received it from God, and then thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use, and principal to him. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Holy Living.

   Most of the learned, both heathen and christian, assert the taking of use to be utterly unlawful; yet the divines of the reformed church beyond the seas, do generally affirm it to be lawful. Robert South, Sermons.

2. To Useverb

   Etymology: user, Fr. usus, Lat.

   1. To employ to any purpose.

   You’re welcome,
   Most learned rev’rend Sir, into our kingdom;
   Use us and it. William Shakespeare, Hen. VIII.

   They could use both the right hand and the left, in hurling stones and shooting arrows. 1 Chr. xii. 2.

   Two trumpets of silver, that thou mayest use for the calling of the assembly. Num. x. 2.

   He was unhappily too much used as a check upon the Lord Coventry; and when that lord perplexed their counsels with inconvenient objections, the authority of the Lord Manchester was still called upon. Edward Hyde.

   These words of God to Cain, are, by many interpreters, understood in a quite different sense than what our author uses them in. John Locke.

   That prince was using all his endeavours to introduce popery, which he openly professed. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To accustom; to habituate.

   He that intends to gain th’ Olympick prize,
   Must use himself to hunger, heat and cold. Wentworth Dillon.

   Those who think only of the matter, use themselves only to speak extempore. John Locke, on Education.

   I’ve hitherto been used to think
   A blind officious zeal to serve my king,
   The ruling principle. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   A people long used to hardships, lose by degrees the very notions of liberty; they look upon themselves as at mercy. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To treat.

   Why dost thou use me thus? I know thee not. William Shakespeare.

   When he came to ask leave of Solyman that he might depart, he was courteously used of him. Richard Knolles.

   I know
   My Aurengzebe would ne’er have us’d me so. Dryden.

   If Virgil or Ovid be thus used, ’tis no longer to be called their work, when neither the thoughts nor words are drawn from the original. Dryden.

   I love to use people according to their own sense of good-breeding. Tatler, № 86.

   Cato has us’d me ill; he has refus’d
   His daughter Marcia to my ardent vows. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   Gay is used as the friends of tories are by whigs, and generally by tories too. Alexander Pope, to Swift.

   4. To practise.

   Use hospitality one to another, without grudging. 1 Pet. iv.

   5. To behave. Out of use.

   Pray forgive me, if I have us’d myself unmannerly. William Shakespeare.

3. To Useverb

   1. To be accustomed; to practise customarily.

   They use to place him that shall be their captain upon a stone, always reserved for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

   In polling of trees, many do use to leave a bough or two on the top, to help to draw up the sap. Francis Bacon.

   A prudent governor, to advance religion, will not consider men’s duty but their practice; not what they ought to do, but what they use to do. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. To be customarily in any manner; to be wont.

   Fears use to be represented in such an imaginary fashion, as they rather dazzle men’s eyes, than open them. Francis Bacon.

   Snakes that use within the house for shade,
   Securely lurk, and, like a plague, invade
   Thy cattle with venom. Thomas May, Virgil.

   The waters going and returning as the waves and great commotions of the sea use to do, retired leisurely. Burnet.

   Conduct me well
   In these strange ways, where never foot did use. Edmund Spenser.

   3. To frequent. Obsolete.

   Ye vallies low, where the mild whispers use
   Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks. John Milton.

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1. use

   Use refers to the action of taking, applying, or employing something as a means to achieve a purpose, fulfill a function, or serve an end. It can also mean to consume or deplete something over time. Additionally, use can describe the action of operating or handling a particular tool, instrument, or system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Useverb

   the act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use

2. Useverb

   occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book

3. Useverb

   yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility

4. Useverb

   continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit

5. Useverb

   common occurrence; ordinary experience

6. Useverb

   the special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc

7. Useverb

   the premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury

8. Useverb

   the benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B

9. Useverb

   a stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging

10. Useverb

    to make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation

11. Useverb

    to behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly

12. Useverb

    to practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business

13. Useverb

    to accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger

14. Useverb

    to be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."

15. Useverb

    to be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Use

   ūz, v.t. to put to some purpose: to avail one's self of: to habituate: to treat or behave toward.—v.i. to be accustomed.—adj. U′sable, that may be used.—ns. U′sableness; U′see, one for whose use a suit is brought in another's name; U′ser.—Use one's self (Shak.), to behave; Use up, to consume, to exhaust, to tire out. [Fr. user—L. uti, usus, to use.]

2. Use

   ūs, n. act of using or putting to a purpose: convenience: employment: need: advantage: practice: common occurrence: a distinctive form of public worship or service peculiar to a church, diocese, &c.: custom: interest for money.—n. Us′ance (obs.), use, usage, employment: (Shak.) usury, interest for money: the time allowed by usage for the payment of a bill of exchange.—adj. Use′ful, full of use or advantage: able to do good: serviceable.—adv. Use′fully.—n. Use′fulness.—adj. Use′less, having no use: answering no good purpose or the end proposed.—adv. Use′lessly.—n. Use′lessness.—n.pl. Us′es, a form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, &c., the legal title to which is vested in another in trust.—Use and wont, the customary practice.—Have no use for (U.S.), to have no liking for; In use, in employment or practice; Made use of, to use, to employ; Of no use, useless; Of use, useful; Out of use, not used or employed. [L. usus—uti.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. use

   For a specific purpose.

   They did use the spreadsheet to help them record the wedding costs.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020  

2. ---

   use

   The power or ability.

   He did have the use of the other tractor from his farm partner to move the bales of silage for the cattle.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020  

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1. USE

   What does USE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the USE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. USE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Use is ranked #137327 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Use surname appeared 122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Use.
   
   84.4% or 103 total occurrences were White.
   5.7% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.9% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Consume
   • Custom
   • Exploit
   • Influence
   • Psychology
   • Usefulness
   • Utility

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'USE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #265

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'USE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #245

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'USE' in Nouns Frequency: #67

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'USE' in Verbs Frequency: #21

Anagrams for USE »

1. sue

How to pronounce USE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say USE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of USE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of USE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of USE in a Sentence

1. Johan Obdola:

   Now, we know that the use of narco subs and narco torpedos as tactical weapons are being tested in Mexico City by the Sinaloa and the The Jalisco Nueva Generacion CJNG, and Jalisco New Generation Cartel del Golf mainly, with the support of Colombian cartels and terrorist groups including Hezbollah, and operatives from Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.

2. Eric Young:

   Our employee code of conduct policy requires all employees to cooperate during all official investigations, but that's contingent on whether( the FBI and the Justice Department inspector general) provide use immunity, if( the employees) did something, whatever it is, even if it's illegal, that use immunity protects them, provided that they don't knowingly or don't willfully provide false statements.

3. Joe Walsh:

   Then they had me read about this 4-year-old child in Israel who,when a terrorist entered his classroom, somehow he grabbed the terrorist’s gun and held the terrorist at bay. And that was an example of how Israel trains and arms preschool kids on how to use firearms, and boy shouldn’t we do that in America?

4. Benjamin Cardin:

   President Trump helped convene a meeting in Saudi Arabia to stop the financing of terrorism. Well, what Palestinian Authority is doing is financing terrorism. Palestinian Authority must end and the United States must use every opportunity to bring Palestinian Authority to end.

5. John Whitehead:

   …government agencies such as the CIA and the NSA have been spying on the citizenry through our smart TVs, listening in on our phone calls, hacking into our computerized devices (including our cars) and compromising our security systems through the use of spyware and malware.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=USE
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=USE
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/USE
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=USE
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html