used

A2 Topic:Time

US /juzd/ UK /juːzd/ See IPA manual

adj verb Freq #284

Meanings

1

verb
Past form of 'use'; describing something done with a tool or method.

She used a sharp knife to cut the bread.
2

adj
Previously owned by someone else; not new.

He bought a used car at a good price.
3

adj
Already employed or no longer fresh.

The ground was littered with used syringes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · previously owned by someone... secondhandpre-owned

Word family

Derived forms ill-usedoft-usedused-to-beusedness

Related forms abusedill-usedmisusedscreen-used

Common collocations

used car Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed.

used Middle English

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Topics

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# used

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** juzd
**IPA (UK):** juːzd
**Frequency rank:** 284

## Meanings
1. Past form of 'use'; describing something done with a tool or method.
2. Previously owned by someone else; not new.
3. Already employed or no longer fresh.

## Examples
- She used a sharp knife to cut the bread.
- He bought a used car at a good price.
- The ground was littered with used syringes.

## Derived Forms
- ill-used
- oft-used
- used-to-be
- usedness

## Related Forms
- abused
- ill-used
- misused
- screen-used

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: used

## Etymology
From Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed.

## AI Etymology
Used is from Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed. The historical line also includes Middle English used. The surface analysis is Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed. In present-day use, it can mean past form of 'use'; describing something done with a tool or method, or previously owned by someone else; not new. Derived formations include ill-used, oft-used, used-to-be, usedness.

## Topics
- Time

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