: a use of one's property or of water that is for a suitable and beneficial purpose and that does not lead to unreasonable interference with another's use of property or with the natural flow of water
syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that the thing is consumed or diminished in the process: I used all the butter.
Definition of use verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Use may refer to: Use (law), an obligation on a person to whom property has been conveyed Use (liturgy), subset of a Christian liturgical ritual family used by a particular group or diocese Use–mention distinction, the distinction between using a word and mentioning it Consumption (economics) Resource depletion, use to the point of lack of supply Psychological manipulation, in a form that ...