: a use of one's property or of water that is for a suitable and beneficial purpose and that does not lead to unreasonable interference with another's use of property or with the natural flow of water

Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork? Please use the side entrance. If we clear out the spare room, you can use it as a study. The teacher …

If something has a particular use, it is intended for a particular purpose. Infrared detectors have many uses. It's an interesting scientific phenomenon, but of no practical use whatever. French …

USE definition: to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of. See examples of use used in a sentence.

syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that …

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 …

to come (also fall, go, etc.) into use: to be introduced into customary or habitual employment or practice; to begin to be used; esp. (of vocabulary, syntax, etc.) to be introduced into common …

Feb 10, 2026 · The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should …

She quickly used up (all of) her inheritance. Don't shower too long and use up (all) the hot water.

As a noun use means "purpose." As a verb, use means either "put to work," or "work something until there isn't anything left," unless you use your friend, meaning you exploit her.