USE


Meaning of USE in English

n. Function: noun

1 the act or practice of using something or the state of being used FF1C; all tools must be kept ready for instant use FF1E;

Synonyms: appliance, application, employment, operation, play, usance; compare EXERCISE 1

Contrasted Words: desuetude, disuse

Antonyms: nonuse

2

Synonyms: EXERCISE 1, application, employment, exercising, exertion, operation

3 the quality of being appropriate or valuable to some end FF1C; even the scraps had some use FF1E;

Synonyms: account, advantage, applicability, appropriateness, avail, fitness, relevance, service, serviceability, usefulness, utility

Related Words: adaptability, availability, benefit, efficacy; profit, value, worth

Contrasted Words: inadequacy, inapplicability, inappropriateness, insufficiency, unfitness, unserviceability, uselessness, worthlessness

4 a particular service or end FF1C; industrial uses of atomic energy FF1E;

Synonyms: duty, function, goal, mark, object, objective, purpose, target

5

Synonyms: HABIT 1, custom, habitude, manner, practice, praxis, trick, usage, way, wont

Related Words: ceremony, formality

6

Synonyms: NEED 3, demand, occasion

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.