I.
noun
1 using; being used
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , extensive , great , heavy , liberal
▪ full , maximum
▪
He made full ~ of the opportunity to travel.
▪ excessive
▪
a style of writing with an excessive ~ of metaphor
▪ increased , increasing
▪ constant , continued , daily , everyday , frequent , regular , repeated , routine
▪
the daily ~ of a deodorant
▪ long-term , prolonged
▪
There is a high risk of developing side effects from prolonged ~ of the drug.
▪ lifetime
▪
lifetime ~ of cigarettes
▪ future
▪
The prints remain on file for future ~.
▪ wide , widespread
▪
a campaign to encourage wider ~ of public transport
▪ common , current , general , normal , ordinary
▪
This software is no longer in common ~.
▪ limited
▪ occasional
▪ effective , efficient , good , judicious , optimum
▪
an efficient ~ of resources
▪
Holding a party was not the best ~ of scarce funds.
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an article with a judicious ~ of examples
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The layout of the furniture makes optimum ~ of the space available.
▪ appropriate , correct , fair , legitimate , proper
▪
the fair ~ of copyrighted material
▪ clever , innovative , skilful/skillful
▪ selective
▪ careful , safe
▪ inappropriate , indiscriminate , poor
▪ illegal , illicit , improper , unauthorized
▪ sustainable
▪
the sustainable ~ of natural resources
▪ personal , private
▪ external , internal
▪
This antiseptic is for external ~ only.
▪ home
▪
fire extinguishers for home ~
▪ recreational
▪ clinical , commercial , industrial , non-commercial
▪ official
▪ exclusive
▪
for the exclusive ~ of club members
▪ free
▪
Guests have free ~ of the hotel pool.
▪ immediate
▪
Only half the land was fit for immediate ~.
▪ alcohol , drug , heroin , substance , etc.
▪
Drug ~ in this age group is on the increase.
▪ condom , contraceptive
▪ pesticide
▪ land
▪ language
▪ energy
▪ Internet
VERB + USE
▪ make
▪
We made ~ of the car while you were away.
▪ bring sth (back) into , come into
▪
a technology which came into ~ at the end of the last century
▪ go out of
▪
The expression went out of ~ some time ago.
▪ enable
▪
Advances in battery technology would enable more widespread ~ of solar energy.
▪ facilitate
▪ allow , permit
▪ legalize
▪ ban , forbid , outlaw , prohibit
▪
the first country to ban the ~ of antidepressants in children
▪ regulate
▪ preclude
▪ curb , curtail , limit , restrict
▪ maximize , minimize
▪ increase
▪ decrease , reduce
▪ discontinue
▪
If side effects occur, discontinue ~.
▪ advocate , encourage , promote , recommend
▪
I don't recommend the ~ of chemicals in home gardens.
▪ condone , sanction
▪ approve , endorse , favour/favor , support
▪
The study showed that 75% of people favoured/favored the ~ of ID cards.
▪ discourage , oppose
▪ pioneer
▪
the company which pioneered the ~ of screen savers as entertainment
▪ justify
▪
You can't justify the ~ of violence.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~
▪
This phone number is only for ~ in an emergency.
▪ in ~
▪
The phone is in constant ~.
PHRASES
▪ ease of ~
▪
This model has been designed for greater ease of ~.
▪ for ~ as
▪
The CD is intended for ~ as background music.
▪ ready for ~
▪
This room is now ready for ~.
2 purpose for which sth is used
ADJECTIVE
▪ different
▪ new
▪ intended
▪ potential
▪
The product has several potential ~s.
▪ medicinal
▪
Water was reserved for drinking or medicinal ~s.
VERB + USE
▪ have
▪
This herb has a variety of ~s.
▪ find , put sth to
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Can you find a ~ for this old table?
▪
Don't throw that box away—I'm sure I could put it to some ~.
PHRASES
▪ a variety of ~s
▪ what ~ is … ? , what's the ~ of … ?
▪
What ~ is a mouse without a computer?
▪
What's the ~ of denying it?
3 ability/permission to use sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪
the full ~ of your mental faculties
VERB + USE
▪ have
▪
Since his stroke he hasn't had the ~ of his left hand.
▪ give sb , offer (sb)
▪
We gave them the ~ of our house while we were away.
▪ deny sb
▪
They denied us ~ of the college library.
▪ lose
▪ recover , regain
▪
After a while she regained the ~ of her fingers.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
She lost the ~ of her legs in a car accident.
4 how useful sth is
ADJECTIVE
▪ practical
VERB + USE
▪ be of
▪
Could this old coat be of ~ to you?
▪ have
▪
I have no ~ for my golf clubs any more.
PREPOSITION
▪ of … ~
▪
It's of no practical ~ to me.
▪ ~ to
▪
Is it any ~ to you?
PHRASES
▪ be no ~
▪
It's no ~ running—the train has already gone.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ appropriately , correctly , properly
▪
Credit cards, ~d appropriately, are a great financial tool.
▪ effectively , efficiently , successfully
▪ improperly ( esp. BrE ), inappropriately , indiscriminately
▪ carefully , cautiously , judiciously , responsibly , selectively , sparingly
▪
This paint is very expensive, so please ~ it sparingly.
▪ safely
▪ interchangeably , synonymously
▪
‘Ethics’ and ‘morality’ are often ~d interchangeably.
▪ concurrently , simultaneously
▪ consistently , frequently , generally , habitually , normally , regularly , routinely , typically , usually
▪
Do you habitually ~ display screen equipment in your job?
▪ mainly , primarily
▪
a technique that is pimarily ~d in eye surgery
▪ exclusively
▪
an etching technique ~d exclusively by Picasso
▪ liberally
▪ infrequently , occasionally , rarely
▪ originally
▪ conventionally , traditionally
▪ commercially
▪ up
▪
The oil had all been ~d up.
VERB + USE
▪ be easy to , be simple to
▪
These garden shears are lightweight and easy to ~.
▪ be difficult to , be hard to
▪ be ready to
▪ be likely to , tend to
▪
the factors that make people likely to ~ heroin
▪
Manufacturers tend to ~ disks made in the US.
▪ allow sb to , be entitled to , let sb , permit sb to
▪
Candidates are not allowed to ~ dictionaries in the exam.
▪ forbid sb to
▪ teach sb to
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
The church is sometimes ~d as a concert venue.
▪ for
▪
chemicals that are ~d for cleaning
PHRASES
▪ permission to ~ sth
Use is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ device , ↑ experiment , ↑ method , ↑ recipe , ↑ trial
Use is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ abbreviation , ↑ acupuncture , ↑ agent , ↑ airport , ↑ airspace , ↑ alias , ↑ ammunition , ↑ anaesthetic , ↑ analogy , ↑ appliance , ↑ application , ↑ approach , ↑ argument , ↑ asset , ↑ authority , ↑ axe , ↑ balance , ↑ bathroom , ↑ baton , ↑ battery , ↑ binoculars , ↑ birth control , ↑ brain , ↑ brake , ↑ breed , ↑ brick , ↑ broom , ↑ brush , ↑ bus , ↑ camera , ↑ cannabis , ↑ card , ↑ caution , ↑ cellphone , ↑ channel , ↑ charcoal , ↑ charm , ↑ checklist , ↑ chemical , ↑ chip , ↑ cliché , ↑ clout , ↑ coal , ↑ cocaine , ↑ code , ↑ coke , ↑ comb , ↑ command , ↑ common sense , ↑ compass , ↑ computer , ↑ condom , ↑ connection , ↑ consultant , ↑ contact , ↑ contraception , ↑ contraceptive , ↑ contractor , ↑ cosmetic , ↑ coupon , ↑ courier , ↑ crayon , ↑ creativity , ↑ credit , ↑ credit card , ↑ criterion , ↑ crutch , ↑ cunning , ↑ currency , ↑ data , ↑ database , ↑ deception , ↑ definition , ↑ design , ↑ device , ↑ dictionary , ↑ diesel , ↑ diplomacy , ↑ discretion , ↑ distraction , ↑ dye , ↑ dynamite , ↑ electricity , ↑ elevator , ↑ email , ↑ encouragement , ↑ encyclopedia , ↑ energy , ↑ entrance , ↑ equipment , ↑ escalator , ↑ essence , ↑ example , ↑ experience , ↑ expertise , ↑ explosive , ↑ expression , ↑ facility , ↑ ferry , ↑ fertilizer , ↑ firearm , ↑ fist , ↑ flannel , ↑ flash , ↑ flattery , ↑ flavouring , ↑ flour , ↑ footpath , ↑ force , ↑ fork , ↑ format , ↑ formula , ↑ fuel , ↑ fund , ↑ gadget , ↑ gasoline , ↑ gun , ↑ hammer , ↑ handkerchief , ↑ hardware , ↑ head , ↑ heat , ↑ heating , ↑ herb , ↑ highway , ↑ humour , ↑ hypnosis , ↑ image , ↑ imagery , ↑ imagination , ↑ influence , ↑ information , ↑ ingenuity , ↑ ingredient , ↑ initial , ↑ initiative , ↑ ink , ↑ instrument , ↑ intellect , ↑ intelligence , ↑ Internet , ↑ intuition , ↑ iron , ↑ jargon , ↑ judgement , ↑ key , ↑ knife , ↑ knowledge , ↑ label , ↑ language , ↑ laser , ↑ lavatory , ↑ leave , ↑ library , ↑ lighting , ↑ logic , ↑ loo , ↑ loophole , ↑ lotion , ↑ machine , ↑ machinery , ↑ magic , ↑ make-up , ↑ manipulation , ↑ manoeuvre , ↑ manual , ↑ map , ↑ material , ↑ means , ↑ measure , ↑ metaphor , ↑ method , ↑ microphone , ↑ mirror , ↑ missile , ↑ mobile phone , ↑ mode , ↑ model , ↑ mould , ↑ mouse , ↑ muscle , ↑ name , ↑ narcotic , ↑ needle , ↑ network , ↑ nickname , ↑ oil , ↑ ointment , ↑ opportunity , ↑ package , ↑ parachute , ↑ pass , ↑ pedal , ↑ pen , ↑ pencil , ↑ perfume , ↑ persuasion , ↑ petrol , ↑ phone , ↑ phrase , ↑ pill , ↑ position , ↑ potty , ↑ power , ↑ practice , ↑ precaution , ↑ premises , ↑ prerogative , ↑ procedure , ↑ proceeds , ↑ product , ↑ program , ↑ projector , ↑ prostitute , ↑ pseudonym , ↑ ration , ↑ razor , ↑ reasoning , ↑ recipe , ↑ regimen , ↑ remedy , ↑ repetition , ↑ replay , ↑ reserve , ↑ resource , ↑ restraint , ↑ restroom , ↑ revenue , ↑ rhetoric , ↑ rinse , ↑ route , ↑ rule , ↑ sanction , ↑ saving , ↑ scale , ↑ scheme , ↑ scissors , ↑ sedative , ↑ service , ↑ shampoo , ↑ sheet , ↑ sign , ↑ simulation , ↑ skill , ↑ slang , ↑ slave , ↑ slogan , ↑ soap , ↑ software , ↑ sound , ↑ space , ↑ spade , ↑ spear , ↑ spelling , ↑ spoon , ↑ spray , ↑ spreadsheet , ↑ stair , ↑ staircase , ↑ stereotype , ↑ stitch , ↑ strategy , ↑ strength , ↑ style , ↑ substance , ↑ subway , ↑ supply , ↑ surname , ↑ surrogate , ↑ swear word , ↑ syllabus , ↑ symbol , ↑ symbolism , ↑ syringe , ↑ system , ↑ tact , ↑ tactic , ↑ talent , ↑ tank , ↑ tape , ↑ technique , ↑ technology , ↑ telephone , ↑ telescope , ↑ tense , ↑ term , ↑ terminal , ↑ terminology , ↑ terror , ↑ test , ↑ theory , ↑ thinking , ↑ time , ↑ tip , ↑ tissue , ↑ tobacco , ↑ toilet , ↑ tone , ↑ tool , ↑ tractor , ↑ train , ↑ transport , ↑ transportation , ↑ trick , ↑ tunnel , ↑ type , ↑ vacation , ↑ verb , ↑ veto , ↑ violence , ↑ vocabulary , ↑ voucher , ↑ washcloth , ↑ weapon , ↑ web , ↑ website , ↑ wheelchair , ↑ whip , ↑ wit , ↑ word , ↑ wording , ↑ yarn