using

UK /ˈjuː.zɪŋ/ US /ˈju.zɪŋ/

noun 1

Definitions

noun

use; utilization

It brings his payings into close and convenient correspondence with his usings of commodities, and different branches of his expenditure thus become easily comparable.

Collocations

ADJ.

against, all, most, rhetorical, same, warm, wrong

I've been using the same password for all my accounts for years now.

VERB + USING

am, bottle, guide, hinder, mind, resorted, shake, started

I don't mind using a guide when I'm hiking in unfamiliar territory.

USING + NOUN

cell, computer, death, dictionaries, dictionary, energy, it's, knife

I've been using a dictionary to help me understand difficult words in this book.

PREP.

after, from, up, with

She cleaned the kitchen floor after using the mop and bucket.

ADV.

also, recently

She recently started using a new app to organize her work schedule.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfa

exploitation
victimization
victimisation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It brings his payings into close and convenient correspondence with his usings of commodities, and different branches of his expenditure thus become easily comparable.

Wiktionary

To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.

Tatoeba · #1982

I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

Tatoeba · #2264

You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.

Tatoeba · #16028

Shake before using.

Tatoeba · #29932

Dr. Patterson communicated with a gorilla using sign language.

Tatoeba · #35208

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