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Definition or meaning of the English word Use
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. (v. t.). Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as; to have no further use for a book. (v. t.). " To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as; he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense; perhaps because of the similarity in sound; between ""use to;"" and ""used to."" " (v. i.). To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of. (v. i.). 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. (v. t.). To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as; to use diligence in business. (v. t.). To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as; to use a beast cruelly. (v. t.). A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging; as a shaft; near the end; and afterward drawn down; by hammering; so as to lengthen the forging. (v. t.). The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B. (v. t.). The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury. (v. t.). The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as; the Sarum; or Canterbury; use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc. (v. t.). Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit. (v. t.). The act of employing anything; or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as; the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use. (v. t.). Common occurrence; ordinary experience. (v. t.). Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility. (v. t.).
Translations for the English word Use
Spanish Translation for the English word Use is usar German Translation for the English word Use is anwenden
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