I Juːz Makes Easy Technique Verb Photocopier Beer

• can i use the photocopier?
• he makes beer using traditional methods.
• the applicator makes the glue easy to use.
• have you ever used this software before?

use

Verb Forms

1. to do something with a machine, a method, an object, etc. for a particular purpose
• Can I use the photocopier?
• He makes beer using traditional methods.
• The applicator makes the glue easy to use.
• Have you ever used this software before?
• The oven looked as if it had never been used.
• How often do you use (= travel by) the bus?
• They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force.
• a little-used path through the wood
• a widely used technique for assessing the strength of metals
• I have some information you may be able to use (= to get an advantage from).
• We used a carrot for the snowman’s nose.
• chemicals that are used for cleaning
• Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
• This tree bark can be used to make a black dye.
• The building is currently being used as a warehouse.
• You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse.
• The drug is also used in the treatment of cancer.

Extra Examples

• Candidates are not allowed to use dictionaries in the exam.
• Credit cards, used appropriately, are a great financial tool.
• Do you habitually use display screen equipment in your job?
• Manufacturers tend to use disks made in the US.
• The church is sometimes used as a concert venue.
• The tennis court is sometimes used as a car park.
• These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.
• a technique that is pimarily used in eye surgery
• an etching technique used exclusively by Picasso
• Don't keep asking me what to do—just use your common sense!
• You should learn to use your time more efficiently.
2. to take a particular amount of a liquid, substance, etc. in order to achieve or make something
• This type of heater uses a lot of electricity.
• I hope you haven't used all the milk.
• This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly.
3. to say or write particular words or a particular type of language
• The poem uses simple language.
• That's a word I never use.
• You have to use the past tense.
• ‘Ethics’ and ‘morality’ are often used interchangeably.
• ‘Pop art’ is a term used to describe a movement that began in the 1950s.
4. to be kind, friendly, etc. to somebody with the intention of getting an advantage for yourself from them
• SYNONYM exploit
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/exploit_2
• Can't you see he's just using you for his own ends?
• I felt used.
5. to take illegal drugs
• Most of the inmates have used drugs at some point in their lives.
• She's been using since she was 13.
• the factors that make people likely to use heroin
6. used to say that you would like to have something very much
• I think we could all use a drink after that!
7. used to tell somebody to think about something, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said something stupid
• ‘Why don't you want to see him again?’ ‘Oh, use your head!’

Word 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.