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Welcome back to know your verbs in this episode, we're going to talk about the verb use.

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The basic definition of the verb to use is to put something to a purpose.

Examples.

We used our iPhones to make a video.

Use your time wisely.

Let's look at the congregations for this murder BH Present use uses Past used the past participle used progressive using Let's talk about some additional meanings for this verb.

The first additional meaning for the verb use is to consume to consume like, for example, eating or taking all of something and applying it so that all of it goes away.

You're consuming it somehow examples You used all the butter we've used almost all the toilet paper.

So here these are items which we can gradually get rid of, like in the case of butter.

In the first example, we eat butter and so we consume it by eating.

So it goes away.

Toilet paper we use for cleaning purposes, and so gradually it goes away.

We consume it, but we use the word use instant.

Okay, let's go on to these second additional meaning The 2nd 1 is a slang term, which means to take drugs to take drugs as, like, a habit.

Examples of this use I heard he's using again they haven't used in years.

So here you don't hear any drug.

There's no word drug being used or no specific drug name, but we use the verb used to refer to taking drugs.

So when someone says he's using again, it means he's using drugs again.

But saying drugs is quite direct thing kind of strong.

So instead we say using alone, we don't specifically say what he is using, but it refers to drugs.

So this use of the word use refers to drug use, actually.

Okay, The third additional meaning of the verb used is to exploit a person or to exploit a situation.

Exploit means to take advantage of someone or to take advantage of a situation.

Examples.

He's just using you for money.

Don't let them use you for your ideas.

So when both of these example sentences, use refers to someone being taken advantage of for a different reason.

So in the first example sentence, he's just using you for money.

It means the he in the situation is taking advantage of the listener because he wants money from the listener.

So he's taking advantage of the listener and getting money in the second example sentence.

It's the person's ideas.

So one person has a lot of ideas, and a group of people are taking those ideas from the other person.

So taking advantage of someone or taking advantage of a situation, it has a negative image.

Yeah, let's move on to some variations of this for the first expression is could use something could use something.

It means that that thing might be useful in some way.

Might be a good idea in some way.

Examples.

I could use a break.

You look like you could use a vacation.

So these just mean that the item talked about seems like it could be useful or might be useful.

So in the first example sentence, I could use a break.

We see.

Could this was actually used in the second example sentenced to I could use a break, meaning it would be possible for me to use a break like that.

Seems like a good idea to me right now.

In the second example sentence, you look like you could use a vacation.

It means it seems based on your appearance, you need a vacation.

It would be useful for you to have a vacation.

So could use something.

Means it seems like that thing might be good for you.

So this expression is used is used in positive statements.

You look like you could use something.

It means that thing might be useful for you or might be a good idea for you.

Okay, let's move along to thes second variation, which is to use up to use up.

So this means to consume completely, to consume completely in the alternate definitions.

For this verb we saw, it means to consume, to use means to consume, but to consume completely.

We use the word use up to refer to this examples She used up all of her sun block at the beach.

We used up all the wood for the fire.

So here you'll see.

In both of these example sentences.

I included the word all she used up all of her sun block at the beach.

We used up all the wood for the fire.

So all shows everything completely consuming that thing.

So when you want to talk about using everything you can use, use up, use up.

She used up all her sun block.

We used up all the wood.

You can also exchange verbs here.

Like, for example, we drank up all the wine or we drink up all the beer or we ate up all the pizza.

You can use it in a couple other situations relating to consumption to, but use up is used for like resource is of some.

So those air a few hopefully new ways for you to use the word use.

I hope that you found something new.

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