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use
1 a: the act or practice of employing something : employment
, application <he made good use of his spare time> b: the fact or state of being used <a dish in daily use> c: a method or manner of employing or applying something <gained practice in the use of the camera>2 a
(1): habitual or customary usage
(2): an individual habit or group custom b: a liturgical form or observance
; especially : a liturgy having modifications peculiar to a local church or religious order3 a: the privilege or benefit of using something <gave him the use of her car> b: the ability or power to use something (as a limb or faculty) c: the legal enjoyment of property that consists in its employment, occupation, exercise, or practice <she had the use of the estate for life>4 a: a particular service or end <put learning to practical use> b: the quality of being suitable for employment <saving things that might be of use> c: good 2b <it's no use arguing> d: the occasion or need to employ <took only what they had use for>5 a: the benefit in law of one or more persons
; specifically : the benefit or profit of property established in one other than the legal possessor b: a legal arrangement by which such benefits and profits are so established6: a favorable attitude : liking <had no use for modern art>
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