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English
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- uſe (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle English, from Old French us, from Latin usus (“‘use, custom, skill, habit’”), from past partiiple stem of uti (“‘use’”)
Pronunciation
Noun
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use (plural uses)
- The act of using.
- The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.
- There is no use for your invention.
- (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
- What's the use of a law that nobody abides to?
- A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
- This tool has many uses.
Synonyms
- (act of using): employment, usage
- (usefulness): benefit, good, point, usefulness, utility
Derived terms
terms derived from use (noun)Translations
act of using
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Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Old French user (“‘use, employ, practice’”), from Vulgar Latin *usare "use", frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti (“‘to use’”)
Pronunciation
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to use (third-person singular simple present uses, present participle using, simple past and past participle used)
- (transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
- Use this knife to slice the bread.
- We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
- (transitive, often with “up”) To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing
- We should use up most of the fuel.
- (transitive) To exploit.
Synonyms
- (employ, apply, utilize): engage, utilise
- (exploit): take advantage of
Derived terms
terms derived from use (verb)Translations
employ, apply
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References
- use in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Spanish
Verb
use (infinitive: usar)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of usar.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of usar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of usar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of usar.
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How to use dvd decryptor when converting a dvd to use on itunes?
Q. I forget how to do it. I know you use the decryptor and then use videora converter. But I forget how to use the dvd decryptor.. anyone have step by step instructions? thanks.
Asked by Acceber - Mon Mar 9 16:05:05 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. 1. go to mode >> IFO 2. go to tools >> settings 3. click the IFO tab. 4. In options, change file splitting to none, and close the window. 5. go to the stream processing tab 6. check 'enable stream processing' 7. look at the box below, and check one video and one audio (usually the top 2) uncheck everything else 8. click the folder icon, and choose a folder to save it in 9. click decrypt!
Answered by blobbyrev - Mon Mar 9 16:14:17 2009
Q. I forget how to do it. I know you use the decryptor and then use videora converter. But I forget how to use the dvd decryptor.. anyone have step by step instructions? thanks.
Asked by Acceber - Mon Mar 9 16:05:05 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. 1. go to mode >> IFO 2. go to tools >> settings 3. click the IFO tab. 4. In options, change file splitting to none, and close the window. 5. go to the stream processing tab 6. check 'enable stream processing' 7. look at the box below, and check one video and one audio (usually the top 2) uncheck everything else 8. click the folder icon, and choose a folder to save it in 9. click decrypt!
Answered by blobbyrev - Mon Mar 9 16:14:17 2009
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