Used

//juːzd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of use form-of, participle, past

    "You used me! You never loved me at all!"

  2. 2
    In used to.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That is or has or have been used.

    "The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers."

  2. 2
    That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

    "He bought a used car."

  3. 3
    In used to.
Adjective
  1. 1
    previously used or owned by another wordnet
  2. 2
    employed in accomplishing something wordnet
  3. 3
    (of persons) taken advantage of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
in usesecondhandablatedaccustomedaccustomedacquainted with

Example

More examples

"The profane language used on network television makes many parents with young children not want to subscribe to cable."

Etymology

From Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed.

Related phrases

get usedgetting used toill-usedoft-usedold time used to bepostally usedused bookstoreused upused-to-beused to

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