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use (EN)
verbi, substantiivi

verbi “use”

infinitiivi use; hän uses; imperfekti used; part. perf. used; ger. using
  1. käyttää
    She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
  2. kuluttaa
    She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
  3. hyödyntää
    He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
  4. käyttää (päihteiden yhteydessä)
    He uses cocaine.
  5. pitää hyödyllisenä
    After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

substantiivi “use”

yksikkö use, monikko uses tai ei-laskettava
  1. käyttö
    The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
  2. käyttö (päihteiden yhteydessä)
    John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
  3. hyöty
    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. käyttötarkoitus
    The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
  5. käyttötarve
    Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.