used
adjective
[ juːzd ]
• having already been used.
• "scrawling on the back of a used envelope"
• second-hand.
• "a used car"
use
verb
• take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.
• "she used her key to open the front door"
Similar:
utilize,
make use of,
avail oneself of,
employ,
work,
operate,
wield,
ply,
apply,
manoeuvre,
manipulate,
put to use,
put into service,
find a use for,
resort to,
exercise,
exert,
bring into play,
practise,
implement,
draw on,
• take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply.
• "we have used all the available funds"
• describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past.
• "this road used to be a dirt track"
• be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience.
• "she was used to getting what she wanted"
• one would like or benefit from.
• "I could use another cup of coffee"
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 .
