use (EN)
дієслово, іменник

дієслово “use”

use; he uses; past used, part. used; ger. using
  1. використовувати
    She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
  2. витрачати (через активність)
    She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
  3. користуватися (у значенні використання когось для власної вигоди)
    He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
  4. вживати (про алкоголь чи наркотики)
    He uses cocaine.
  5. знаходити корисним (у конкретний момент чи ситуації)
    After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

іменник “use”

sg. use, pl. uses or uncountable
  1. використання
    The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
  2. споживання (про звичне вживання речовин)
    John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
  3. користь
    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. призначення (функція чогось)
    The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
  5. потреба (у використанні)
    Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.