use

use¹ W1S1 [ju:z] v

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1¦(use something)¦

2¦(amount of something)¦

3¦(treat somebody unfairly)¦

4¦(an advantage)¦

5 could use something

6¦(word)¦

7¦(drugs)¦

Phrasal verbs

　use something<=>up

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: user, from Latin usus, past participle of uti 'to use']

1.) ¦(USE SOMETHING)¦ [T]

if you use a particular tool, method, service, ability etc, you do something with that tool, by means of that method etc, for a particular purpose

▪ Can I use your phone?

▪ I'll show you which room you can use.

▪ I always use the same shampoo.

▪ Use your imagination when planning meals.

▪ She booked the flight using a false name.

easy/difficult/simple etc to use

▪ Drop-down menus make the program very easy to use.

use sth for (doing) sth

▪ They were using animals for scientific experiments.

▪ Bob uses the van for picking up groceries.

use sth as sth

▪ My parents use the house as a holiday home.

use sth to do sth

▪ Most people now use their cars to go shopping.

use force

(=use violent methods)

2.) ¦(AMOUNT OF SOMETHING)¦ [T]

to take an amount of something from a supply of food, gas, money etc

▪ We use about £40 worth of electricity a month.

▪ Standard washing machines use about 40 gallons of water.

3.) ¦(TREAT SOMEBODY UNFAIRLY)¦ [T]

to make someone do something for you in order to get something you want

▪ Can't you see that Howard is just using you?

▪ Gerald had been using her for his own ends .

4.) ¦(AN ADVANTAGE)¦ [T]

to take advantage of a situation

use sth to do sth

▪ She used her position as manager to get jobs for her friends.

5.) could use sth

spoken if you say you could use something, you mean you would really like to have it

▪ I could use a drink.

6.) ¦(WORD)¦ [T]

to say or write a particular word or phrase

▪ We use the word 'hardware' to describe the actual machine.

▪ Don't use bad language .

7.) ¦(DRUGS)¦ [I and T]

to regularly take illegal drugs

→↑used to

use up [use sth<=>up] phr v

to use all of something

▪ She's used up all the hot water.

use ²

use² W2S3 [ju:s] n

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: us, from Latin usus; USE¹]

1.) [singular, U]

the action or fact of using something

▪ an exit for use in emergencies

use of

▪ the increasing use of computers in education

2.)

a purpose for which something can be used

▪ Robots have many different uses in modern industry.

have/find a use for sth

▪ The cupboard is full of things I can never find a use for.

3.) make use of sth

to use something that is available in order to achieve something or get an advantage for yourself

▪ We will make use of her vast experience.

▪ There is an answering machine for you to make use of.

▪ Try to make good use of your time.

4.) put sth to (good) use

to use something such as knowledge or skills for a particular purpose

▪ a job where her management skills can be put to good use

5.) the use of sth

the ability or right to use something

▪ Joe's given me the use of his office till he gets back.

▪ He lost the use of both legs as a result of the accident.

6.) be (of) no use (to sb)

to be completely useless

▪ You needed blankets to keep warm because the heating was no use.

▪ Take this - it's of no use to me any more.

7.) it's no use doing sth

spoken used to tell someone not to do something because it will have no effect

▪ It's no use complaining.

8.) it's no use!

spoken used to say that you are going to stop doing something because you do not think it will be successful

▪ Oh, it's no use! I can't fix it.

9.) what's the use (of sth)

spoken used to say that something seems to be a waste of time

▪ What's the use of decorating the house if we are going to sell it?

10.) be in use

a machine, place etc that is in use is being used

▪ Electric vehicles built in 1920 were still in use in the 1950s.

11.) for the use of sb

provided for a particular person or group of people to use

▪ a bar for the use of the guests

12.) be of use (to sb/sth)

to be useful

▪ He was charged with having information likely to be of use to terrorists.

13.) come into use also bring sth into use

to start being used, or to start using something

▪ Computers first came into use in the early 1950s.

14.) go/be out of use

a machine, place etc that goes out of use or is out of use is not being used

▪ Some 4,000 railway stations have gone out of use since the 1960s.

15.) have no use for sb/sth

to have no respect for someone or something

▪ She has no use for people who are always complaining.

16.) sth/sb has their uses

spoken used, often humorously, to say that something or someone can sometimes be useful, even though it may not seem that way

▪ Being stubborn can have its uses.

17.)

one of the meanings of a word, or the way that a particular word is used