Using

verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 202.3

Definitions

1.verbTo utilize or employ.

2.verbTo accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)

"soldiers who are used to hardships and danger"

3.verb(except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)

"I used to get things done."

4.verbTo behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.

"to use an animal cruelly"

5.verbTo behave, act, comport oneself.

6.nounUse; utilization

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