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use

/juz/ verbe A1

En français : utiliser, se servir, avoir l'habitude de

  1. To employ; to apply; to utilize. (transitive) · Use this knife to slice the bread.· We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
  2. To expend; to consume by employing. (transitive) · I used the money they allotted me.· We should use up most of the fuel.
  3. To exploit. (transitive) · You never cared about me; you just used me!
  4. To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly. (transitive) · He uses cocaine.· I have never used drugs.
  5. To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted. (intransitive) · Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.
  6. To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand. (transitive) · I could use a drink.· My car could use a new coat of paint.
  7. To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject. (transitive) · I use they/them pronouns.
  8. To 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· to use the soldiers to hardships and danger

Pluriel use · He/she/it uses · Prétérit used · Participe passé used · Forme en -ing using

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Formes du verbe

Forme de base
use
He/she/it
uses
Prétérit
used
Participe passé
used
Forme en -ing
using

Dans la bibliothèque

The leg worked very well, once I was used to it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 29 · B2
However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 11 · B2
They were not as big as the grown folk she had always been used to; but neither were they very small.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 5 · B2
“May I have the use of your skiff?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 11 · C1

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