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use (EN)
ρήμα, ουσιαστικό

ρήμα “use”

απαρέμφατο use; αυτός uses; αόριστος used; μετοχή αορ. used; μετοχή ενεστ. using
  1. χρησιμοποιώ
    She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
  2. καταναλώνω
    She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
  3. εκμεταλλεύομαι
    He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
  4. καταναλώνω (συνήθως για ουσίες όπως αλκοόλ ή ναρκωτικά)
    He uses cocaine.
  5. βρίσκω χρήσιμο
    After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

ουσιαστικό “use”

ενικός use, πληθυντικός uses ή μη μετρήσιμο
  1. χρήση
    The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
  2. κατανάλωση (συνήθως για ουσίες όπως αλκοόλ ή ναρκωτικά)
    John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
  3. ωφέλεια
    After hours of trying to fix the old computer, he finally asked himself, "What's the use of keeping this if it never works?"
  4. λειτουργία
    The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
  5. ανάγκη χρήσης
    Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.