Definitions

used

[yoozd, yoost] / yuzd, yust /

ADJECTIVE

secondhand

Synonyms

STRONG

recycled worn

WEAK

hand-me-down nearly new not new passed down pre-owned

Usage

What is another way to say used? What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Used is the past participle of use, which is a general verb: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

Example Sentences

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She said in a Tuesday note that the extent to which Micron can capture market share for HBM4 — high-bandwidth memory chips used for AI — is another topic of interest heading into the earnings call.

From MarketWatch

For instance, tax preparers might reveal how they used to measure their self-worth by how much they earned — and feel shame seeing their peers with nicer cars or bigger houses.

From MarketWatch

“When we’re at dinner, I don’t want to have projects about work flitting through my head, and I used to do that way too much,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The insurance would be used to cover legal fees if an officer is found liable for a wrongful injury or death, instead of tapping into the city’s General Fund budget.

From Los Angeles Times

KC-135s are some of the oldest model tankers in use by the military and are used to refuel other aircrafts midair.

From Salon

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