Standard Lemma guide

used

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • past: yo͞ozd of use
  • Received-Pronunciation: /juːzd/
  • US: /juzd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /juːst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /just/
  • rhymes with -uːst
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That is or has or have been used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unused

2

adj

Meaning 2

That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He bought a used car.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pre-owned, second-hand

Antonyms: new

3

adj

Meaning 3

In used to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of use

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • You used me! You never loved me at all!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

In used to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

employed in accomplishing something- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: misused

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

previously used or owned by another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bought a secondhand (or used) car

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: secondhand

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

of persons; taken advantage of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exploited, ill-used, put-upon, victimized, victimised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

79 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gebruik — that is or has or have been used
  • Afrikaans: oud — that is or has or have been used
  • Bulgarian: употребяван (upotrebjavan) — that is or has or have been used
  • Bulgarian: използван (izpolzvan) — that is or has or have been used
  • Czech: použitý — that is or has or have been used
  • Danish: brugt — that is or has or have been used
  • Finnish: käytetty — that is or has or have been used
  • Galician: usado — that is or has or have been used
  • Greek: χρησιμοποιημένος (chrisimopoiiménos) — that is or has or have been used
  • Hindi: प्रयुक्त (prayukt) — that is or has or have been used
  • Hindi: उपभुक्त (upbhukt) — that is or has or have been used
  • Hungarian: használt — that is or has or have been used
  • Hungarian: felhasznált — that is or has or have been used
  • Icelandic: notaður — that is or has or have been used
  • Macedonian: употре́буван (upotrébuvan) — that is or has or have been used
  • Macedonian: по́ловен (póloven) — that is or has or have been used
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brukt — that is or has or have been used
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brukt — that is or has or have been used
  • Polish: zużyty — that is or has or have been used
  • Portuguese: usado — that is or has or have been used
  • Romanian: folosit — that is or has or have been used
  • Romanian: utilizat — that is or has or have been used
  • Russian: испо́льзуемый (ispólʹzujemyj) — that is or has or have been used
  • Russian: испо́льзованный (ispólʹzovannyj) — that is or has or have been used
  • Spanish: usado — that is or has or have been used
  • Urdu: استعمال شدہ (istiʻmāl śiddah) — that is or has or have been used
  • Afrikaans: gebruik — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Afrikaans: oud — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Arabic: مُسْتَعْمَل (mustaʕmal) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Bulgarian: употребяван (upotrebjavan) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第二手 (dì'èrshǒu) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中古 (zhōnggǔ) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Czech: použitý — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Danish: brugt — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Finnish: käytetty — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • French: seconde main — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • French: occasion — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • French: de seconde main — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Galician: usado — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Galician: de segunda man — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • German: gebraucht — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • German: Second-Hand — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Greek: μεταχειρισμένος (metacheirisménos) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Hebrew: משומש — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Hebrew: מְשֻׁמָּשׁ (meshumásh) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Hungarian: használt — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Japanese: 中古 (chūko) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Korean: 중고 (junggo) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Lithuanian: naudotas — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Lithuanian: vartotas — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Macedonian: по́ловен (póloven) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Māori: nguture — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Mongolian: хэрэглэж байсан (xereglež bajsan) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brukt — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brukt — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Polish: używany — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Portuguese: usado — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Portuguese: de segunda mão — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Romanian: la mâna a doua — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Romanian: de mâna a doua — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Romanian: secondhand — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Russian: поде́ржанный (podéržannyj) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Russian: б (b/u) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Russian: у (b/u) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Swedish: begagnad — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Ukrainian: вжи́ваний (vžývanyj) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Ukrainian: ужи́ваний (užývanyj) — that has or have previously been owned by someone else
  • Azerbaijani: öyrəncəkli — accustomed
  • Azerbaijani: öyrəncəli — accustomed
  • Azerbaijani: alışmış — accustomed
  • Bulgarian: свикнал (sviknal) — accustomed
  • Finnish: tottua — accustomed
  • Galician: afeito — accustomed
  • Hungarian: hozzászokott — accustomed
  • Polish: przyzwyczajony — accustomed
  • Portuguese: acostumado — accustomed
  • Romanian: învățat — accustomed
  • Romanian: obișnuit — accustomed
  • Russian: привы́кший (privýkšij) — accustomed