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used
[yoozd, yoost]
adjective
previously used or owned; secondhand.
a used car.
showing wear or being worn out.
a thrift store that accepts used clothing.
employed for a purpose; utilized.
a frequently used dictionary.
used
/ ː /
adjective
bought or sold second-hand
used cars
Other 51Թ Forms
- half-used adjective
- well-used adjective
Idioms and Phrases
used to, accustomed or habituated to.
I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early.
Example Sentences
The guidance says exclusion can be used in response to violence or anti-social behaviour, saying this measure can "allow matters to calm, time for planning, meeting with parents etc".
He told me his friends now used a similar technique in the playground to decide which games to play.
“It was such an unusual method we used with the first film,” recalls Boyle.
In 2020, I wrote about how Black Americans have used various media formats to fight for racial and economic equality — from slave narratives to smartphones.
What’s more, the Senate used to be a more dignified, less partisan place — especially when compared with the fractious House.
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When To Use
Something that is used has been employed for a purpose or previously owned. Used is the past participle of the general verb use. Do you know the difference between use and utilize? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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