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Results for: "use"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

use — employ, apply
→ używać impf
→ użyć pf
→ stosować impf
use — act of using
→ użycie n
→ stosowanie n
→ użytek m
use — usefulness, utility
→ użytek m
→ użyteczność f

More translations:

use
→ użyć
use
→ zużywać
use
→ użycie
use
→ zastosowanie
use
→ wartość, sens
use
→ władza
use
→ prawo używania

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (7)

1. the act of using;
- Example: "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
- Example: "skilled in the utilization of computers"
[syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise]

2. what something is used for;
- Example: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"
- Example: "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
[syn: function, purpose, role, use]

3. a particular service;
- Example: "he put his knowledge to good use"
- Example: "patrons have their uses"

4. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing;
- Example: "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
[syn: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services]

5. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition;
- Example: "owls have nocturnal habits"
- Example: "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"
- Example: "long use had hardened him to it"
[syn: habit, use]

6. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage;
- Example: "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"
[syn: manipulation, use]

7. (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property;
- Example: "we were given the use of his boat"
[syn: use, enjoyment]


VERB (6)

1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;
- Example: "use your head!"
- Example: "we only use Spanish at home"
- Example: "I can't use this tool"
- Example: "Apply a magnetic field here"
- Example: "This thinking was applied to many projects"
- Example: "How do you utilize this tool?"
- Example: "I apply this rule to get good results"
- Example: "use the plastic bags to store the food"
- Example: "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
[syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ]

2. take or consume (regularly or habitually);
- Example: "She uses drugs rarely"
[syn: use, habituate]

3. use up, consume fully;
- Example: "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
[syn: use, expend]

4. seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage;
- Example: "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"
- Example: "The president's wife used her good connections"

5. avail oneself to;
- Example: "apply a principle"
- Example: "practice a religion"
- Example: "use care when going down the stairs"
- Example: "use your common sense"
- Example: "practice non-violent resistance"
[syn: practice, apply, use]

6. habitually do something (use only in the past tense);
- Example: "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"
- Example: "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"
- Example: "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"