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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Use \Use\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Used; p. pr. & vb. n. Using.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Utility.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Some other means I have which may be used. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly. ``I will use him well.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster] How wouldst thou use me now? --Milton. [1913 Webster] Cato has used me ill. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business. [1913 Webster] Use hospitality one to another. --1 Pet. iv. 9. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] I am so used in the fire to blow. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. --Milton. [1913 Webster] To use one's self, to behave. [Obs.] ``Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly.'' --Shak. To use up. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of; as, to use up the supplies. (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by fatigue. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Syn: Employ. Usage: Use, Employ. We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular channel. We use words to express our general meaning; we employ certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the two words when applied to persons. To speak of ``making use of another'' generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate; an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue. [1913 Webster] I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And manage all. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Use \Use\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Used; p. pr. & vb. n. Using.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Utility.] 1. 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. Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs. --Shak. Some other means I have which may be used. --Milton. 2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly. ``I will use him well.'' --Shak. How wouldst thou use me now? --Milton. Cato has used me ill. --Addison. 3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business. Use hospitality one to another. --1 Pet. iv. 9. 4. 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. I am so used in the fire to blow. --Chaucer. Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. --Milton. To use one's self, to behave. [Obs.] ``Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly.'' --Shak. To use up. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of; as, to use up the supplies. (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by fatigue. [Colloq.] Syn: Employ. Usage: Use, Employ. We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular channel. We use words to express our general meaning; we employ certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the two words when applied to persons. To speak of ``making use of another'' generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate; an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue. I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And manage all. --Cowper. To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy. --Dryden.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
using n : an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" [syn: exploitation, victimization, victimisation]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
using n. use; utilization vb. (present participle of en use nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
using n. use; utilization vb. (present participle of en use nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
using n. use; utilization vb. (present participle of en use nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
using n. use; utilization vb. (present participle of en use nocat=1)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
using Englanti n. 1 käyttäminen 2 käyttö Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm u s ing e)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
using Engelska a. (avledning en use ordform=prespart) Engelska vb. (böjning en verb use)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ الإستعمالFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]používající
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ unter Einsatz von Synonym: through use ofFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ anwendend, verwendend, einsetzend Synonym: employing see: use sth., employ sth., used, employed, Using Firefox/Linux/Windows etc.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ aufbrauchend, verbrauchend Synonym: using up see: use up sth., use sth., used up, usedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ benutzend, ausnutzend, ausnützend "Can't you see she's just using you for her own ends?" - Siehst du nicht, dass sie dich für ihre eigenen Zwecke benutzt? see: use sb., used, uses, usedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ verwendend, gebrauchend, benutzend, benützend, anwendend see: use sth., used, uses, used, use these rules, The borrower is absolutely free to use the amount.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ verwertend Synonyms: making use of, utilizing see: make use of sth., use sth., utilize sth., made use of, used, utilized, make unauthorized use of business secrets, Can you make any use of this?From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ wahrnehmend Synonym: seizing see: use, seize, used, seizedFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
using /jˈuːzɪŋ/ iskorištavanje, koristeći, koristi, koristite, koristiti, korištenja, korištenjeFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈjuzɪŋ/
vbl. 用,利用;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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