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use (EN)
tegusõna, nimisõna

tegusõna “use”

infinitiiv use; ta uses; minevik used; mineviku kesks. used; ger. using
  1. kasutama
    She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
  2. ära kasutama (selles tähenduses, et midagi lõpuni tarbima)
    She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
  3. ära kasutama (selles tähenduses, et kedagi või midagi enda huvides ära kasutama)
    He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
  4. tarvitama
    He uses cocaine.
  5. kasutama (selles tähenduses, et leidma midagi hetkel kasulikku või soovitavat)
    After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

nimisõna “use”

ainsus use, mitmus uses või loendamatu
  1. kasutus
    The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
  2. tarvitamine
    John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
  3. kasulikkus
    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. otstarve
    The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
  5. vajadus (kasutamise järele)
    Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.