underuse

use

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]
- /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]
- /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/

Definitions of underuse word

verb with object underuse to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife. 1
verb with object underuse to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities. 1
verb with object underuse to expend or consume in use: We have used the money provided. 1
verb with object underuse to treat or behave toward: He did not use his employees with much consideration. 1
verb with object underuse to take unfair advantage of; exploit: to use people to gain one's own ends. 1
verb with object underuse to drink, smoke, or ingest habitually: to use drugs. 1

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Origin of underuse

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 Underuse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underuse

underuse 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

underuse usage trend in Literature

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