āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to use
01
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to do something with an object, method, etc. to achieve a specific result
Transitive: to use an object or material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I am making a smoothie using frozen fruit and yogurt.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
1.1
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to manipulate or take advantage of a person or situation
Transitive: to use sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Are you aware that she might be using you to get closer to your friend?
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§?
02
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to consume or take a particular amount from a limited supply of a liquid, substance, etc.
Transitive: to use a substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She used most of the paint on her canvas.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to consume illegal drugs, especially on a habitual basis
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He 's been using for years.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to speak or write with specific words or a particular style
Transitive: to use specific expressions or style
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She reminded him to not use profanity in front of their guests.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
01
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ
the state or fact of being used; the action of using something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Proper use of resources is essential for sustainable development.
āĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ
the function, purpose, or role of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Its use in the kitchen is mainly for chopping vegetables.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ
a particular service
04
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
05
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻĢā§āĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
06
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
07
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
misuse
overuse
reuse
use
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
