Use
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Use
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.
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