Used
/juːzd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of use form-of, participle, past
"You used me! You never loved me at all!"
- 2 In used to.
Adjective
- 1 That is or has or have been used.
"The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers."
- 2 That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
"He bought a used car."
- 3 In used to.
Adjective
- 1 previously used or owned by another wordnet
- 2 employed in accomplishing something wordnet
- 3 (of persons) taken advantage of wordnet
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.