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- Dictionaryused/juːzd/
adjective
- 1. having already been used: "scrawling on the back of a used envelope"
- 2. second-hand: "a used car"
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USED definition: 1. shows that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, especially if it no…. Learn more.
How to use used in a sentence. having been used before : such as; already exhausted for its intended purpose; having had a previous owner : secondhand… See the full definition
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A used object is dirty or spoiled because it has been used, and usually needs to be thrown away or washed. ...a used cotton ball stained with makeup. He took a used envelope bearing an Irish postmark. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A used car has already had one or more owners.
Synonyms for USED: accustomed, wont, given, habituated, prone, practised, apt, liable; Antonyms of USED: unused, unaccustomed, unlikely, opposed, unwonted, unapt, new, disinclined.
USED definition: 1. If you are used to something, you have done it or experienced it many times before: 2…. Learn more.
If you buy used textbooks, that means they’re not new — someone else owned them and read them before you did. If you sell used cars, that means you’re selling cars that have already had at least one owner. Used can also describe things that have already served their purpose.
Used definition: previously used or owned; secondhand. See examples of USED used in a sentence.
