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# used

«used» in Mova's school dictionary: **the past form of use: she used her pen** — 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 form, adjective (use, used)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Used is the past form of use: she used her pen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#m1)

2) Used means not new, owned before by someone else: a used car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#m2)

3) «Used to» + verb tells about something that happened often in the past but not now: I used to live in Ohio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#m3)

4) «Be used to» means know something well so it is not strange: I am used to the cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: an amount taken away (used 6 of 20 pencils, 14 are left); a used car or book at a lower price; «used to have» for a past amount. Everyday: second-hand (used) clothes, used batteries must be recycled.

### examples

- She used 6 of her 20 pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x1)
- A used bike costs 40 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x2)
- He used to have 12 fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x3)
- How much paint was used? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x4)
- We bought used books at the fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x5)
- I used to be scared of the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x6)
- She is used to getting up early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x7)
- Put used batteries in the special bin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x8)
- You used to give me pictures." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/#x9)

### note

«Used» (past of use) is said with a «z» sound; «used to» is said «yoost to». «Used» takes away from what there was. Trap: «used to have 12» is a past amount, not the current one. Trap: write «used to», not «use to», in statements.

### In the corpora

- [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/)
- ["Large language model" means a huge program that has learned the patterns of how words are used.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/2-guessing-the-next-word/6/)
- [Mia's teacher says, "If you used AI, tell me how.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/11-school-rules-honesty-and-wrong-accusations/5/)
- [Being open about how you used a tool is honest, and many teachers give credit for it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/11-school-rules-honesty-and-wrong-accusations/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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