English Online Dictionary. What means used? What does used mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed.
Pronunciation
- (past of use): enPR: yo͞ozd
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːzd/
- (US) IPA(key): /juzd/
- (in used to):
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːst/
- (US) IPA(key): /just/
- Rhymes: -uːst
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːst/
Verb
used
- simple past and past participle of use
- In used to.
Adjective
used (comparative more used, superlative most used)
- That is or has or have been used.
- Antonym: unused
- Hyponyms: little-used, oft-used, well-used, widely-used
- That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
- Synonyms: pre-owned, second-hand
- Antonym: new
- In used to.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- duse, Dues, dues, Udes, sued, desu