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  • past tense form of use.
  • past participle of use.
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used

[yoozd, yoost] / yuzd, yust /


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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Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a small, newly developed X-ray telescope could help create a chemical map of the entire lunar surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

To treat a screwworm infection, DeNotta said, people undergo the same combination of wound debridement and insecticides used in animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Related: My husband used my money to renovate his house.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

The debate has included disagreement over the weapon used in the attack.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He’s used the X in exeter to spell expel.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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