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Commonused
The correct spelling is used.
How to pronounce used
verb
IPA: /juːzd/
Say it like: Use-d
The correct spelling is used. To utilize or employ. For example: "soldiers who are used to hardships and danger"
Usage Examples
“soldiers who are used to hardships and danger”
“I used to get things done.”
“to use an animal cruelly”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To utilize or employ.
- 2.To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
- 3.(except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
- 4.To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
- 5.To behave, act, comport oneself.
adjective
- 1.That is or has or have been used.
- 2.That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
- 3.Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
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