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We have found lemma(root) word of uses : use.
Definitions
[juːz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ
(e.g: she used her key to open the front door)
- take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply
(e.g: we have used all the available funds)
- describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past
(e.g: this road used to be a dirt track)
- be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience
(e.g: she was used to getting what she wanted)
- one would like or benefit from
(e.g: I could use another cup of coffee)
Phrases:
- be any use
- be neither use nor ornament
- be no use
- be of use
- have no use for
- have one's uses
- make use of
- put something to good use
- use and wont
- use someone's name
Origin
:
Middle English: the noun from Old French us, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’; the verb from Old French user, based on Latin uti
[juːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose
(e.g: modern trains are now in use)
- the value or advantage of something
(e.g: what's the use of crying?)
- the habitual consumption of a drug
(e.g: theft and dealing financed their heroin use)
- the characteristic ritual and liturgy of a Christian Church or diocese
Phrases:
- be any use
- be neither use nor ornament
- be no use
- be of use
- have no use for
- have one's uses
- make use of
- put something to good use
- use and wont
- use someone's name
Origin
:
Middle English: the noun from Old French us, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’; the verb from Old French user, based on Latin uti
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