Meaning of use | Babel Free

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1. The act of using.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of using
3. The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics
4. usage; habit
5. The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
   uncountable
6. To consume completely: used up all our money.
7. Usefulness, benefit
8. wear (degradation)
9. Usefulness, benefit.
   uncountable
10. To use for a purpose.
11. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed
12. first-person singular present indicative of usar
13. that can be used. Are any of these clothes usable? bruikbaar قابِل للإسْتِعْمال използваем utilizável použitelný brauchbar brugbar χρησιμοποιήσιμοςutilizable, aprovechable kasutamiskõlblik قابل استعمال käyttökelpoinen utilisable שִמוּשִי उपयोगी iskoristiv (fel)használható bisa dipakai nothæfur utilizzabile 使用可能な 사용하기 좋은 tinkamas naudoti lietojams boleh digunakan bruikbaaranvendelig, brukbar nadający się do użytku دپكار يدو، دكار، داستعمال وړ، په كار راتلونى utilizável utilizabil годный použit...
14. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
    countable, uncountable
15. Occasion or need to employ; necessity
16. a person who uses something. computer users; drug-users. gebruiker مُسْتَعْمِل потребител usuário uživatel, -ka; spotřebitel, -ka der/die Benutzer(in), der/die Verbraucher(in) bruger; -bruger; narkoman χρήστηςusuario, persona que usa algo kasutaja مصرف کننده؛ کاربر käyttäjä utilisateur/-trice; usager/-ère מִשתַמֵש בְּ- उपभोक्ता, प्रयोग कर्त्ता, उपयोक्ता korisnik használó pemakai notandi utente, consumatore, consumatrice 使用者 사용자 vartotojas, naudotojas lietotājs; patērētājs pengguna gebruiker b...
17. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
    countable, uncountable
18. (of a computer, dictionary, system etc) that is easy or simple to use, understand etc. a user-friendly camera. gebruikervriendelik سَهْل الإستِعْمال лесен за употреба interface amigável user-friendly, jednoduchý k používání verbraucherfreundlich brugervenlig φιλικός προς το χρήστη fácil de usar kasutajasõbralik آسان کاربرد käyttäjäystävällinen facile à utiliser; convivial יְדִידוּתִי לַמִשתַמֵש उपयोक्ता-उन्मुखी lagan za korištenje felhasználóbarát (facile da usare) 使い易い 사용자에게 친숙한 patogus vart...
    etc
19. Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
    countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
20. a list of instructions etc on how to use a particular product, system etc. The attached user guide explains how to install the program on your computer. gebruikerhandleiding مُرْشِد للمُسْتَعْمِل упътване guia do usuário / manual uživatelská příručka die Gebrauchsanweisung brugsanvisning; manual οδηγός χρήσης manual de instrucciones kasutusjuhend دفترچه راهنما käyttöopas manuel d'utilisation מַדרִיך לַמִשתַמֵש मार्गनिर्देशिका priručnik za korisnika használati utasítás (manuale di istruzioni) ...
    etc
21. Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
22. accustomed to. She isn't used to such hard work. مُعْتادٌ على acostumado a etwas gewohnt sein være vant til συνηθισμένος σε, μαθημένος σε acostumbrado/habituado a harjunud (millegagi) tottunut habitué à hozzászokott, -szokva terbiasa vera vanur (e-u) abituato a* ～に慣れている …에 익숙해져 있다 ápratæs pieradis gewend zijn aan عادت كول acostumado a obişnuit cu (ceva)/să привыкший к чему-л. navajen na van vid เคยชิน ...-e/a alışık/alışkın 習慣於... 习惯于…
23. Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
24. A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
    countable, uncountable
25. – (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc. I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there? het vroeër إعْتادَ أن изразява обичайно действие в миналото costumar mívat ve zvyku; bývat gewohnt pleje συνήθιζα να soler, acostumbrar tavatses, varem(alt) عادت داشتن؛ طبق قاعده بودن oli tapan...
    etc
26. 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.
    countable, uncountable
27. helpful or serving a purpose well. a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother. nuttig مُفيد، نافِع полезен útil užitečný nützlich nyttig χρήσιμοςútil kasulik سودمند hyödyllinen utileמועיל उपयोगी koristan hasznos berguna gagnlegur, nytsamlegur utile 役に立つ 유용한 naudingas []derīgs berguna nuttig nyttig, til nytte; nytte for segużyteczny ګټور، دكار، دګټې، په كار راتلونى: مرستونى، كومكى útil folositor полезный užitočný koristen koristan användbar, nyttig ที...
28. nuttigheid نَفْع ، إفادَه полезност utilidade užitečnost die Nützlichkeit nytte χρησιμότηταutilidad kasulikkus سودمندی hyödyllisyys utilitéתועלת उपयो‍गिता korisnost hasznosság keadaan berguna nytsemi utilità 有用 유용성 naudingumas []derīgums; []lietojamība bergunanya nuttigheidnyttighet, anvendelighet użyteczność ګټور توب utilidade utilitate польза užitočnosť koristnost korisnost användbarhet, nyttighet, nytta ความเป็นประโยชน์ yararlılık, faydalılık 有用 корисність افاديت sự hữu dụng 有用，有益，用途

Equivalents

Examples

“The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.”

“[…]long john underwear, heavy socks, rubber boots, thick flannel shirts, oilskins — it all wore and tore and sprung holes from the hard use of battling storm and bad weather.”

“In his submission to the UN, Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.”

“Heavy alcohol use (2.5 drinks per day or more) at any age is unhealthy and should be avoided.”

“What's the use of a law that nobody follows?”

“God made two great lights, great for their use / To man.”

“'Tis use alone that sanctifies expense.”

“This tool has many uses.”

“The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.”

“I have no further use for these textbooks.”

“DON PEDRO. Come, lady, come; you have lost the heart of Signior Benedick. BEATRICE. Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile; and I gave him use for it, a double heart for a single one: [...]”

“Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use and principal, to him.”

“Let later age that noble vse enuie,”

“How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, / Seem to me all the uses of this world!”

“For the next yeere 1527. the negotiations of a Councell were buried in silence; according to the vse of humane affaires, that in the time of warre, prouision for lawes hath no place.”

“O Caesar! these things are beyond all use.”

“the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the York use; the Ordinariate use”

“From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use.”

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