Synonyms for used


Grammar : Adj
Spell : yoozd or for 4, yoost
Phonetic Transcription : yuzd or for 4, yust


Définition of used

Origin :
  • "second-hand," 1590s, past participle adjective from use (v.). To be used to "accustomed, familiar" is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to "formerly did or was" (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300, and common from c.1400, but now surviving only in past tense form. The pronunciation is affected by the t- of to.
  • adj secondhand
Example sentences :
  • I spoke to Philothea just as I used to do; without remembering that she had died.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The best doctrines become the worst, when they are used for evil purposes.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • You used to support your family comfortably when you had one.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But he was making real love, and you know I'm not used to that.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Of course they did not use the letters which have been used to print this book.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • He said "It is Light" and he used the rays of the early sun to gather food for his family.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • They are money entrusted to him to be used for the common good.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • No stones or other missiles were used; the battle was fist to fist.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • He was used to dealing with pique in women, and had found it the most manageable of weaknesses.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • I have used the words "they" and "their" in speaking of these heroes.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

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