Словарь синонимов английского языка - use

(v) 1. employ, make use of, put into practice or operation, practise, utilize, exercise, bring into play, have recourse to, resort to, put or press into service, put to use, avail (oneself) of; cay, utter, speak: If you use a hammer you might damage the surface. Why do you have to use bad language? 2. capitalize on, turn to account, profit by or from, exploit, utilize, make use of, take advantage of, manipulate, manoeuvre, handle, abuse, misuse, play, work: She used her smile to lure men on. Dorothy never forgave Conrad for the way he used her and her contacts to get his job. 3. consume, eat, drink, smoke, take, partake of, ingest, inject, Slang shoot (up): He has never used a habit-forming substance. 4. consume, buy, purchase, employ, utilize: Which kind of detergent do you use? 5. use up. consume, exhaust, expend, run through, run out of, deplete; waste, squander, fritter away, pour down the drain, throw away: He used up all the toothpaste. She used up her entire inheritance gambling. -(n) 6. usage, application, employment, utilization; using: The use of unleaded fuel is becommended. 7. function, utility, application; advantage, benefit, good, service, interest, profit, avail: What's the use of a radio that doesn't work? 8. wear (and tear), utilization, treatment, usage, handling: Long use has worn the workbench smooth. 9. esability, usefulness, utility, utilization, usage, function, functioning, service(s), serviceability, power: He lost the use of his right arm in an accident at work. 10. licence, permission, permit, privilege: We paid a high fee for the use of this parking space. 11. consumption, purchases, buying, acquisition: The use of cigarettes has diminished in the last decade. 12. advantage, purpose, point, end, object, reason, basis, ground: I have tried to help him overcome his habit, but what's the use? Many are the uses of adversity. 13. demand, need, necessity, urgency, exigency: The world has as much use for art as for engineering. 14. See usage, 1, above. 15. have no use for. execrate, detest, abhor, hate, despise, scorn, contemn, spurn, reject, dislike: We have no use for cowards in this regiment.