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using

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To utilize or employ.
  2. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
  3. (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
  4. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
  5. To behave, act, comport oneself.
  6. Use; utilization

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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