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According to WordNet, the verb "use" has 6 sense(s).

201158572 use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions".

202370131 habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas".

202561332 avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance".

202600490 seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections".

201165043 take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely".

201158872 put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer".


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