used

used
1. verb /juːzd,juːzd,juːst/
to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]

In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo<!Italic in original had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.

2. adjective /juːzd,juːzd,juːst/
a) That is or has or have been used.

The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.

b) That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

He bought a used car.

Syn: pre-owned, second-hand

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  • used — [juːzd] adjective used car/​clothes etc cars, clothes etc that have had one or more previous owners; = pre owned AmE; SECOND HAND * * * used UK US /juːzd/ adjective ► COMMERCE used goods, cars, etc. have belonged to someone else and are not new… …   Financial and business terms

  • used — index dilapidated, old, trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • used to — index familiar (informed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • used up — index irredeemable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Used — Use Use, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make use of; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • used to(2) — or[did use to] {v. phr.} Did formerly; did in the past. Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past. * /Uncle Henry used to have a beard, but he shaved it off./ * /Did your father use to work at the bank?/ * /People used to say… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • used to(2) — or[did use to] {v. phr.} Did formerly; did in the past. Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past. * /Uncle Henry used to have a beard, but he shaved it off./ * /Did your father use to work at the bank?/ * /People used to say… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • used — /yoohzd/ or, for 4, /yoohst/, adj. 1. previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. 2. showing wear or being worn out. 3. employed for a purpose; utilized. 4. used to, accustomed or habituated to: I m not used to cold weather. They weren t… …   Universalium

  • used to(1) — {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar with. * /People get used to smoking and it is hard for them to stop./ * /Farmers are used to working outdoors in the winter./ * /After my eyes became used to the dim light in the cave, I saw an old shovel… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • used to(1) — {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar with. * /People get used to smoking and it is hard for them to stop./ * /Farmers are used to working outdoors in the winter./ * /After my eyes became used to the dim light in the cave, I saw an old shovel… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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