Uses Meaning
There are 13 meaning(s) for word Uses
Meaning 1 : exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
Synonyms : manipulation
Synonyms : manipulation
Meaning 3 : avail oneself to
Example : use care when going down the stairs,use your common sense
Synonyms : apply, practice
Example : use care when going down the stairs,use your common sense
Synonyms : apply, practice
Meaning 4 : (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
Synonyms : consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services
Synonyms : consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services
Meaning 5 : the act of using
Example : he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
Synonyms : employment, exercise, usage, utilisation, utilization
Example : he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
Synonyms : employment, exercise, usage, utilisation, utilization
Meaning 6 : take or consume (regularly or habitually)
Example : She uses drugs rarely
Synonyms : habituate
Example : She uses drugs rarely
Synonyms : habituate
Meaning 7 : what something is used for
Example : ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
Synonyms : function, purpose, role
Example : ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
Synonyms : function, purpose, role
Meaning 8 : (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
Example : long use had hardened him to it
Synonyms : habit
Example : long use had hardened him to it
Synonyms : habit
Meaning 9 : (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
Example : we were given the use of his boat
Synonyms : enjoyment
Example : we were given the use of his boat
Synonyms : enjoyment
Meaning 10 : put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Example : use your head!,we only use Spanish at home,I can't use this tool,use the plastic bags to store the food,He doesn't know how to use a computer
Synonyms : apply, employ, utilise, utilize
Example : use your head!,we only use Spanish at home,I can't use this tool,use the plastic bags to store the food,He doesn't know how to use a computer
Synonyms : apply, employ, utilise, utilize
Meaning 11 : a particular service
Example : he put his knowledge to good use,patrons have their uses
Example : he put his knowledge to good use,patrons have their uses
Meaning 12 : habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense)
Example : She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally,I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall,They used to vacation in the Bahamas,she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies
Example : She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally,I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall,They used to vacation in the Bahamas,she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies
Meaning 13 : seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
Example : She uses her influential friends to get jobs,The president's wife used her good connections
Example : She uses her influential friends to get jobs,The president's wife used her good connections
How to Pronounce Uses
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