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# use

«use» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, noun (use, uses, used, using)

### meaning for a pupil

1) 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/school/U/use/#m1)

2) When you use paint, food or money, some of it is gone: use 2 eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#m2)

3) A use is a purpose or way something can be used: a brick has many uses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#m3)

4) The use of something is the act of using it, or the right to use it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#m4)

5) «It's no use» means it will not help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: amounts used up (taken away) or used for each item (rate): «uses 2 eggs for each cake» means multiply. Everyday: use your manners, use the stairs, make use of, «in use» (being used). Environment: reduce, reuse, recycle.

### examples

- She uses 2 eggs for each cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x1)
- He used 15 of his 40 stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x2)
- How many cups does she use in a week? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x3)
- They use 3 liters of water a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x4)
- Use a ruler to draw a straight line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x5)
- Can I use your phone, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x6)
- Reuse old jars to store buttons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x7)
- It's no use crying about it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x8)
- ‘Who’s been using my little fork?’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/#x9)

### note

Verb: use, used, using (said with a «z» sound); noun «use» (said with an «s» sound). Using something usually takes it away; «uses 2 for each» is a rate, so multiply. Trap: «used to» is a different meaning (see used).

### In the corpora

- [Some families use a food bank for a while, which is help, not shame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/3/)
- [A scan picture is made by a machine that uses sound waves to see the baby inside the body without hurting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/10/)
- [A woman who is never seen outside may use a wheelchair on a path with steps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/5/)
- [Famous faces are used in scams; a real giveaway never asks for your password.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/12/)
- [Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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