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have no use for

have Nō use for
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hav noh verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost fawr]
    • /hæv noʊ verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust fɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hav noh verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost fawr]
    • /hæv noʊ verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust fɔr/

Definitions of have no use for words

  • verb with object have no use for to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife. 1
  • verb with object have no use for to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities. 1
  • verb with object have no use for to expend or consume in use: We have used the money provided. 1
  • verb with object have no use for to treat or behave toward: He did not use his employees with much consideration. 1
  • verb with object have no use for to take unfair advantage of; exploit: to use people to gain one's own ends. 1
  • verb with object have no use for to drink, smoke, or ingest habitually: to use drugs. 1
See all 31 definitions of have no use for

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Origin of have no use for

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English usen < Old French user < Latin ūsus, past participle of ūtī to use; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin ūsus act of using a thing, application, employment, equivalent to ūt-, stem of ūtī to use + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s

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Parts of speech for Have no use for

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Have no use for

have no use for popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for have no use for

verb have no use for

  • scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • detest — If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • loathe — to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.

adj have no use for

  • inimical — adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
  • conflicting — clashing; contradictory
  • negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
  • detrimental — Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
All 92 Synonyms of have no use for

Antonyms for have no use for

verb have no use for

  • admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
  • cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
  • adore — If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them.
  • relish — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.

adj have no use for

  • friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
  • advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
  • assisting — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
  • beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
All 39 Antonyms of have no use for

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