use – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to use
Participle: used
Gerund: using

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of use

Indicative

Present

I	use
you	use
he;she;it	uses
we	use
you	use
they	use

Perfect

I	have used
you	have used
he;she;it	has used
we	have used
you	have used
they	have used

Past

I	used
you	used
he;she;it	used
we	used
you	used
they	used

Pluperfect

I	had used
you	had used
he;she;it	had used
we	had used
you	had used
they	had used

Future

I	will use
you	will use
he;she;it	will use
we	will use
you	will use
they	will use

Future Perfect

I	will have used
you	will have used
he;she;it	will have used
we	will have used
you	will have used
they	will have used

Subjunctive

Present

I	use
you	use
he;she;it	use
we	use
you	use
they	use

Perfect

I	have used
you	have used
he;she;it	have used
we	have used
you	have used
they	have used

Imperfect

I	used
you	used
he;she;it	used
we	used
you	used
they	used

Pluperfect

I	had used
you	had used
he;she;it	had used
we	had used
you	had used
they	had used

Conditional

Present

I	would use
you	would use
he;she;it	would use
we	would use
you	would use
they	would use

Perfect

I	would have used
you	would have used
he;she;it	would have used
we	would have used
you	would have used
they	would have used

Imperative

you	use
we	Let's use
you	use

Indicative

Present

I	am using
you	are using
he;she;it	is using
we	are using
you	are using
they	are using

Perfect

I	have been using
you	have been using
he;she;it	has been using
we	have been using
you	have been using
they	have been using

Past

I	was using
you	were using
he;she;it	was using
we	were using
you	were using
they	were using

Pluperfect

I	had been using
you	had been using
he;she;it	had been using
we	had been using
you	had been using
they	had been using

Future

I	will be using
you	will be using
he;she;it	will be using
we	will be using
you	will be using
they	will be using

Future Perfect

I	will have been using
you	will have been using
he;she;it	will have been using
we	will have been using
you	will have been using
they	will have been using

Conditional

Present

I	would be using
you	would be using
he;she;it	would be using
we	would be using
you	would be using
they	would be using

Perfect

I	would have been using
you	would have been using
he;she;it	would have been using
we	would have been using
you	would have been using
they	would have been using

Verbs conjugated like 'use'

abacinate, abalienate, abase, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, abduce, aberrate, aberuncate, abirritate, abjudge, abjudicate, abjugate, abjure, ablactate, ablaqueate, able, ablegate, abligate, abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'use'

fuse, muse, ouse, ruse, ure, ush, vse, abuse, ace, age,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

use: consume, use up
employ: utilize, apply, exploit, work, run, bestow, handle

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1240, from O.Fr. user "use, employ, practice," from V.L. *usare "use," frequentative form of pp. stem of L. uti "to use," in Old L. oeti "use, employ, exercise, perform," of unknown origin. Replaced O.E. brucan. Used "second-hand" is recorded from 1595. User is recorded from 1935 in the narcotics sense, 1967 in the computer sense. User-friendly (1977) is said in some sources to have been coined by software designer Harlan Crowder as early as 1972. Verbal phrase used to "formerly did or was" (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from 1303, and common from c.1400, but now surviving only in p.t. form. The pronunciation is affected by the t- of to.
2. Etymology tree
3. Latin ūtī
4. Early Medieval Latin ūsō
5. Early Medieval Latin ūsāre
6. Old French userbor.
7. Middle English usen
8. English use
9. Inherited from Middle English usen, from Old French user (“use, employ, practice”), from Medieval Latin usare (“use”), frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti (“to use”). Displaced native Middle English noten, nutten (“to use”) (from Old English notian, nēotan, nyttian) and Middle English brouken, bruken (“to use, enjoy”) (from Old English brūcan). See: Old French 'user', Old English 'notian', Middle English 'brouken'.

Verbs referencing "use"

Esperanto uzi, Ido uzar, Tok Pisin yusim, Russian юзать.

Sample Sentences

[...] trifle more than eight shillings English; ‘and he will be credited with the amount paid for him by the state, or by his friends; also with his earnings over and above the cost of the stock which he uses; so that all his earnings over one dollar per week will be his own. By the third year it will be known whether his earnings will more than pay the actual cost of his board; if they should, he will [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] and spread its light to her countenance; I saw that the great obstacle was overcome; and that henceforward nothing but patient and persevering, but plain and straightforward, efforts were to be used. (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘This was the period, about three months after she had commenced, that the first report of her case was made, in which it was stated that “ she has just learned the manual alphabet, as used by the deaf mutes, and it is a subject of delight and wonder to see how rapidly, correctly, and eagerly, she goes on with her labours. Her teacher gives her a new object, for instance, a pencil, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘She then gave Laura a string of beads which she used to wear at home, which were recognised by the child at once, who, with much joy, put them around her neck, and sought me eagerly to say she understood the string was from her home. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] that as we dream in words, and carry on imaginary conversations, in which we speak both for ourselves and for the shadows who appear to us in those visions of the night, so she, having no words, uses her finger alphabet in her sleep. And it has been ascertained that when her slumber is broken, and is much disturbed by dreams, she expresses her thoughts in an irregular and confused manner on her [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] as well as any on ’ em, ” he added, while something like a sob and a sigh shook his broad, rough chest convulsively. “ Mas’r always found me on the spot—he always will. I never have broke trust, nor used my pass no ways contrary to my word, and I never will. It's better for me alone to go, than to break up the place and sell all. Mas’r an't to blame, Chloe, and he'll take care of you and the poor — ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Poor fellow ! he isn't used to walking, and I 've hurried him on so, ” said Eliza. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Irishmen both! You might know them, if they were masked, by their long-tailed blue coats and bright buttons, and their drab trousers, which they wear like men well used to working dresses, who are easy in no others. It would be hard to keep your model republics going, without the countrymen and countrywomen of those two labourers. For who else would dig, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] round to emphasise his answer: ‘Why, I say that 's just it. When they had hooks they would hang themselves, so they 're taken out of every cell, and there 's only the marks left where they used to be ! ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] his grandfather was the inventor of cold-drawn castor oil. I mention the circumstance here, thinking it probable that this is the first occasion on which the valuable medicine in question was ever used as a conversational aperient. (American Notes for General Circulation)
The way she uses the lift. Oh, it's a trap! Button! Your blouse! To the top! - It doesn't go that far. - Use a paperclip. (Happy Easter)
Using sophisticated techniques, they extract the preserved blood (Jurassic Park)
Oh, the other guys used it for their protein shakes. You want some of my Gatorade ? (Home Turf)
What's that? It's the extractor core you asked for. It looks used. (Space/Time)
On mine as well? Full bars, use mine. (Sammy struggles to breathe ) (A Song from the Dark)

use – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of use

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'use'

Verbs similar to 'use'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "use"

Sample Sentences