May 31, 2012 · utilize may suggest the discovery of a new, profitable, or practical use for something.

Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork? Please use the side entrance. If we clear out the spare room, you can use it as a study. The teacher …

Use definition: to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of.. See examples of USE used in a sentence.

If you have a use for something, you need it or can find something to do with it.

syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that …

to come (also fall, go, etc.) into use: to be introduced into customary or habitual employment or practice; to begin to be used; esp. (of vocabulary, syntax, etc.) to be introduced into common …

She quickly used up (all of) her inheritance. Don't shower too long and use up (all) the hot water.

Find 1221 different ways to say USE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

As a noun use means "purpose." As a verb, use means either "put to work," or "work something until there isn't anything left," unless you use your friend, meaning you exploit her.

The words employ and utilize are common synonyms of use. While all three words mean "to put into service especially to attain an end," use implies availing oneself of something as a means …