use – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of use

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to use up
Participle: used up
Gerund: using up

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of use

Indicative

Present

Iuse up
youuse up
he;she;ituses up
weuse up
youuse up
theyuse up

Perfect

Ihave used up
youhave used up
he;she;ithas used up
wehave used up
youhave used up
theyhave used up

Past

Iused up
youused up
he;she;itused up
weused up
youused up
theyused up

Pluperfect

Ihad used up
youhad used up
he;she;ithad used up
wehad used up
youhad used up
theyhad used up

Future

Iwill use up
youwill use up
he;she;itwill use up
wewill use up
youwill use up
theywill use up

Future Perfect

Iwill have used up
youwill have used up
he;she;itwill have used up
wewill have used up
youwill have used up
theywill have used up

Subjunctive

Present

Iuse up
youuse up
he;she;ituse up
weuse up
youuse up
theyuse up

Perfect

Ihave used up
youhave used up
he;she;ithave used up
wehave used up
youhave used up
theyhave used up

Imperfect

Iused up
youused up
he;she;itused up
weused up
youused up
theyused up

Pluperfect

Ihad used up
youhad used up
he;she;ithad used up
wehad used up
youhad used up
theyhad used up

Conditional

Present

Iwould use up
youwould use up
he;she;itwould use up
wewould use up
youwould use up
theywould use up

Perfect

Iwould have used up
youwould have used up
he;she;itwould have used up
wewould have used up
youwould have used up
theywould have used up

Imperative

youuse up
weLet's use up
youuse up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam using up
youare using up
he;she;itis using up
weare using up
youare using up
theyare using up

Perfect

Ihave been using up
youhave been using up
he;she;ithas been using up
wehave been using up
youhave been using up
theyhave been using up

Past

Iwas using up
youwere using up
he;she;itwas using up
wewere using up
youwere using up
theywere using up

Pluperfect

Ihad been using up
youhad been using up
he;she;ithad been using up
wehad been using up
youhad been using up
theyhad been using up

Future

Iwill be using up
youwill be using up
he;she;itwill be using up
wewill be using up
youwill be using up
theywill be using up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been using up
youwill have been using up
he;she;itwill have been using up
wewill have been using up
youwill have been using up
theywill have been using up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be using up
youwould be using up
he;she;itwould be using up
wewould be using up
youwould be using up
theywould be using up

Perfect

Iwould have been using up
youwould have been using up
he;she;itwould have been using up
wewould have been using up
youwould have been using up
theywould have been using up

Other

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)