: a use of one's property or of water that is for a suitable and beneficial purpose and that does not lead to unreasonable interference with another's use of property or with the natural flow of water

Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork? Please use the side entrance. If we clear out the spare room, you can use it as a study. The teacher demonstrated how …

If something has a particular use, it is intended for a particular purpose. Infrared detectors have many uses. It's an interesting scientific phenomenon, but of no practical use whatever. French furniture …

USE definition: to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of. See examples of use used in a sentence.

syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that the thing is …

As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

to come (also fall, go, etc.) into use: to be introduced into customary or habitual employment or practice; to begin to be used; esp. (of vocabulary, syntax, etc.) to be introduced into common usage.

Feb 10, 2026 · The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow …

She quickly used up (all of) her inheritance. Don't shower too long and use up (all) the hot water.

As a noun use means "purpose." As a verb, use means either "put to work," or "work something until there isn't anything left," unless you use your friend, meaning you exploit her.