Definitions for in use
in use

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1. busy, engaged, in use(p)adjective

   (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)

   "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"

2. in useadjective

   currently being used

   "robots are in use throughout industry"

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1. in useadjective

   currently being used

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1. in use

   Being used

   The reference number system is in use for all documents within the document management system and quality management system

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2021  

Anagrams for in use »

1. suine

How to pronounce in 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 in use in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of in use in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of in use in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of in use in a Sentence

1. Simon Wheatcroft:

   Running without a guide is freedom, in other ways, my life is relatively controlled in terms of the areas I go to and having to use mobility aids. Running was something I can do by myself.

2. Richard Isaacson:

   What we're realizing is that if we can find a drug or some sort of intervention that can slow down or reverse the disease, we'll need to use that drug as early as possible, when someone starts having symptoms of memory loss, mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's, it's so much more difficult to treat.

3. Brian King:

   No form of tobacco — whether it’s combustible, incombustible or electronic — is safe for youth to use, and that is primarily because we know nicotine can have adverse health effects on the developing adolescent brain. It can lead to addiction. And it could also lead to sustained forms of tobacco use.

4. Michael Stipe:

   Go f--k yourselves, the lot of you—you sad, attention-grabbing, power hungry little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign.

5. Fox Digital -RRB- Burns:

   I'm your employer, and I asked you if you're pregnant, I can't do that, i can't ask you if you're thinking about getting pregnant. I can't ask you if you got STDs or HIV. I can't ask any of those private medical questions, but somehow it's alright to terminate people's employment because I didn't take this emergency-use-only vaccine. This is ridiculous.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=in use
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/In_Use