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The correct spelling is uses.
How to pronounce uses
noun
Say it like: Use-s
The correct spelling is uses. The act of using. For example: "The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations."
Usage Examples
“The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.”
“What's the use of a law that nobody follows?”
“This tool has many uses.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of using.
- 2.The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
- 3.(followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
- 4.A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
- 5.Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
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.
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