use (EN)
ਕ੍ਰਿਆ, ਨਾਉਂ

ਕ੍ਰਿਆ “use”

use; he uses; past used, part. used; ger. using
  1. ਵਰਤਣਾ
    She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
  2. ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ (ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ)
    She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
  3. ਫਾਇਦਾ ਉਠਾਉਣਾ
    He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
  4. ਸੇਵਨ ਕਰਨਾ (ਨਸ਼ੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਦਾ)
    He uses cocaine.
  5. ਲਾਭਕਾਰੀ ਪਾਉਣਾ (ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਪਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ)
    After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

ਨਾਉਂ “use”

sg. use, pl. uses or uncountable
  1. ਵਰਤੋਂ (ਕਿਸੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ)
    The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
  2. ਆਦਤਨ ਸੇਵਨ (ਨਸ਼ੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਦਾ)
    John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
  3. ਉਪਯੋਗਤਾ
    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. ਕਾਰਜ (ਜਿਸ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ)
    The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
  5. ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ (ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ)
    Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.