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# useth

«useth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **uses** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### kind

archaic form

### modern equivalent

uses

### part of speech

verb, old form of «uses» (he, she, it)

### meaning for a pupil

«useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/U/useth/#m1)

### how it differs from today

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he useth» = «he uses».

### examples

- There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/U/useth/#x1)

### tests

ending -eth (stem «use», a verb of EWT); corpora 1 (Torah 1, tales 0, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 0.1 (Torah alone 2.3); Wiktionary no archaic label

### In the corpora

- [Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.356/)
- [The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.412/)
- [The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.527/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «useth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/U/useth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.