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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

/ ː /

adjective

  1. bought or sold second-hand

    used cars

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of used1

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

Idioms
  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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"It feels like a blatant exploitation of my work. To see them plagiarised and used in a book for profit, without permission, and without credit, doesn't just feel unfair," she added.

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And she made a trip to a local dump to dispose of a food dehydrator prosecutors say she used to prepare the toxic meal.

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It made Tuesday a seemingly daunting task, with the Dodgers opting for the type of bullpen-game strategy they used too often last October.

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In Kolkata, reports say guests at the hotel fled to the building rooftop and used flashlights from their phone to signal for help.

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Lawyers for Harvard argue the government violated the university's constitutional rights and federal funding was being used as "leverage to gain control of academic decision making" on campus.

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When To Use

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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