USES
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Definition
noun
- The act of using.“The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.”
- The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
- (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.“What's the use of a law that nobody follows?”
- A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.“This tool has many uses.”
- Occasion or need to employ; necessity.“I have no further use for these textbooks.”
verb
- To utilize or employ.
- To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)“soldiers who are used to hardships and danger”
- (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)“I used to get things done.”
- To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.“to use an animal cruelly”
- To behave, act, comport oneself.
noun
- A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.
Source: Wiktionary
