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used

[ yoozd yoost ]

adjective

  1. previously used or owned; secondhand:

    a used car.

  2. showing wear or being worn out:

    a thrift store that accepts used clothing.

  3. employed for a purpose; utilized:

    a frequently used dictionary.



used

/ Âá³Ü˳ú»å /

adjective

  1. bought or sold second-hand

    used cars

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-³Ü²õ±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-³Ü²õ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of used1

First recorded in 1325–75; use + -ed 2
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. used to, accustomed or habituated to:

    I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early.

More idioms and phrases containing used

In addition to the idiom beginning with used , also see it takes getting used to . Also see under use .
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Example Sentences

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The high school baseball season began for St. John Bosco with its new field under construction, unable to be used.

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He is among the 180 people who have used the UK's first drug consumption room, which opened in Glasgow in January.

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In it Ms Wynn-Williams, who used to be the company's global public policy director, makes a series of critical claims about what she witnessed during her seven years at Facebook.

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In court documents, prosecutors allege the 55-year-old mogul used drugs, violence and coercion to force women to participate in the freak-offs.

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Tired of scouring Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for a decently used refrigerator because your new apartment didn’t come with one?

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When To Use

What is another way to say used?

Something that is used has been employed for a purpose or previously owned. Used is the past participle of the general verb use. Do you know the difference between use and utilize? Find out on .

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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