Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word USE

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Definitions of USE

1. The act of using.
2. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
3. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
4. To utilize or employ.
5. (uncountable) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
6. (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
7. (obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
8. (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
9. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
10. (Christianity) A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
11. (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
12. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
13. (intransitive, archaic or literaryexcept in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
14. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
15. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.

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