English

use

/juːs/
The act of using.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor (“use”). Displaced native Middle English note (“use”) (see note) from Old English notu; Middle English nutte (“use”) from Old English nytt; as well as Old English fricu and Old English sidu.

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Middle English usen, from Old French user (“use, employ, practice”), from Medieval Latin usare (“use”), frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti (“to use”). Displaced native Middle English noten, nutten (“to use”) (from Old English notian, nēotan, nyttian) and Middle English brouken, bruken (“to use, enjoy”) (from Old English brūcan).

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    Lineage

    • inheritedMiddle Englishuse
      • borrowedOld Frenchus
        • inheritedLatinūsus “use”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishusen
      • borrowedOld Frenchuser
        • inheritedEarly Medieval Latinūsāre
          • derivedEarly Medieval Latinūsō
            • derivedLatinūtī

    Related: Middle English note, Old English notu, Middle English nutte, Old English nytt, Old English fricu, Old English sidu, Middle English noten, Old English notian, Middle English brouken, Old English brūcan

    Words built on it: used, use to, time-use, use case, single-use

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