used

[juːzd]

Definition:
1. Employed in accomplishing something.
2. Of persons; taken advantage of.
3. Previously used or owned by another.

'used' example sentence:

1. His only big purchase has been a used Ford.
2. They're used to stretching their budgets.
3. The bridge is used infrequently.
4. Would you buy a used car from this man?.
5. .a used cotton ball stained with makeup.
6. They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol.
7. I'm used to getting up early.
8. Borrowing used not to be recommended.
9. They had got too used to the soft life at home.
10. The verb is being used transitively.
11. He took some getting used to.
12. This is how we do things here. You'll soon get used to it.
13. I used to have a companion to that ornament, but I broke it.
14. Chlorine is used to disinfect water.
15. These terms are used interchangeably.
16. I felt used.
17. I'm used to having my sleep interrupted.
18. The verb is being used intransitively.
19. The medicine is used to assuage pain.
20. The thief used a false identity.
21. The tools will corrode with rust if never used.
22. He used his position to enrich himself.
23. The police used dogs to track the criminal.
24. Some adjectives can only be used attributively.
25. Cosmetics are used for adornment.
26. People used to come and visit him every day.
27. I used to play dominoes there.
28. They used copyrighted music without permission.
29. Lizzie used to play the violin.
30. Medication is used sparingly.
31. He took a used envelope bearing an Irish postmark.
32. It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it.
33. Modern fertilizers should be used judiciously.
34. Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery.
35. It used to be usual to bind out promising boys for many years.
36. Chlorine is widely used to kill germs.
37. My ole man used to work there.
38. The methods used were unsound.
39. All I know is that she used to work in a bank.
40. They had used what money they had.
41. I used a long exposure for this one.
42. Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.
43. Am I right in thinking that you used to live here?
44. Things ain't what they used to be.
45. How much thickener is used?
46. I read much less now than I used to.
47. Standards aren't what they used to be.
48. Vinegar is used in preserving food.
49. In those remote mountains people used to farm by the slash and burn method.
50. She used her most seductive voice.
51. This is one of the most commonly used methods.
52. They enjoyed exemption from customs duties on goods to be used by themselves.
53. He used to be one of the professors at the School of Education.
54. We're used to the noise from the traffic now.
55. Have you ever used this software before?
56. The building is used for religious purposes.
57. The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.
58. This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
59. Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research.
60. Uranium is used to fuel nuclear plants.
61. You used to see a lot of her, didn't you?
62. Carbolic acid is usually used for cleaning.