Meaning

noun the act of using

noun what something is used for

noun a particular service

originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *oissos Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use Noun from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor (“use”). Displaced native Middle English note (“use”) (see note) from Old English notu; Middle English nutte (“use”) from Old English nytt; as well as Old English fricu and…

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