Definition
to use: to utilize, to operate, to make use of, to exploit
the use: the utilization, the practice, the application, the usage, the operation
What's the use of this thing? What does this thing do?
Pronunciation examples
UK: Don't use the computer to write letters. You should use a pen!
US: What's the use of a pen? Pens are useless in the modern world!
- "Delavigne Corp, already considered a maverick in the cosmetics industry for its staunch refusal to use animals in the testing of its products, hopes to promote ecological awareness among customers as well as take advantage of a new wave of environmental consciousness brought to national attention by the recent bestseller "Global Warming: It's all your fault"."
- "You use the employee chatroom?"
- "I will meet you Thursday evening at the factory, at 6.00 PM. Don't worry about bothering the employees, they are used to working irregular hours and shifts."
- "Weapon used: LARGE TEETH"
- "Princess Utopia : If you would like to stay with us, we are prepared to teach you the secrets of sensuality using only your bodies and an open mind."
- "Bruno : Betty had taken me to a restaurant where dishes were served in total darkness, where diners abandoned their vision and used only their other senses to experience the food they were eating."
- "Brian : So we were trapped in the hut, but we solved your riddle, and then we used your tunnel to..."
- "Passengers are therefore advised to use the Piccadilly and Bakerloo line."
- "Young Icarus : Buh, I'm so sorry Mr. Romanonovitch, but it's just that the non-negative variables you suggested for use of X and X squared were a bit more difficult to manipulate than I expected!"
- "Lawyer : Uh, Mr. Capone, for legal purposes, I'd like you to refrain from using the term "gangster" to describe yourself."
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