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use (EN)
verb, substantiv

verb “use”

infinitiv use; han uses; preteritum used; perfektum part. used; ger. using
  1. bruke
    She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
  2. forbruke
    She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
  3. utnytte
    He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
  4. innta (når det gjelder alkohol eller narkotika)
    He uses cocaine.
  5. finne nyttig
    After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

substantiv “use”

entall use, flertall uses eller utellelig
  1. bruk
    The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
  2. forbruk (når det gjelder alkohol eller narkotika)
    John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
  3. nytte
    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. funksjon
    The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
  5. behov (for bruk)
    Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.