Definition for Use (-ed,-s,-ing)

use (-ed,-s,-ing), v. [OFr user.] (webplay: book, name, stone, wont).

  1. Occupy the duration of; pass the time of; purposely employ during the season of.
  2. Handle; deal with; treat.
  3. Give away; share; fulfill a role; wear [as a wedding ring]; [fig.] consummate a marriage; experience intimacy.
  4. Phrase. “used to”: accustomed to; acclimated to; adjusted to; adapted to.

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