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What is the verb for use?

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use
  1. To accustom; to habituate.
  2. (reflexive, obsolete) To become accustomed (to), to accustom oneself (to).
  3. (transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
  4. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
  5. (transitive, often with up) To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing
  6. (transitive) To exploit.
  7. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
  8. (literary) To habitually do; to be wont to do.
  9. (intransitive, past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
  10. (transitive, with auxiliary could) To need; to benefit from.
  11. (intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
  12. Synonyms:
      13. employ, utilize, wield, work, harness, utilise, adopt, engage, field, manipulate, operate, ply, avail yourself of, make do with, make use of, maneuver, manoeuvre, apply, appropriate, avail oneself of, call upon, deploy, exploit, resort to, take advantage of, direct, find a use for, handle, put into service, run, guide, call into play, turn to account, put to good use, exercise, control, draw on, implement, capitalize on, turn to, put to use, have recourse to, look to, benefit from, leverage, pilot, drive, manage, make the most of, profit from … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “You can use a fork to eat your pasta.”
      “I trust you will use your discretion in the handling of this sensitive matter.”
      “The car will use all of its fuel to get us to our destination.”
used
  1. simple past tense and past participle of use
  2. (intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]
  3. Synonyms:
      4. employed, utilized, wielded, worked, wrought, harnessed, utilised, adopted, engaged, fielded, manipulated, operated, plied, made do with, made use of, maneuvered, manoeuvred, applied, appropriated, availed oneself of, called upon, deployed, exploited, resorted to, took advantage of, directed, found a use for, handled, put into service, ran, guided, called into play, turned to account, put to good use, exercised, exerted, practiced, practised, implemented, drew on, brought into play, brought to bear, played on, put into action, put to use, put to work, capitalized on, effected, made the most of, managed … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He used a fork to eat his pasta.”
      “She used her discretion in the handling of this sensitive matter.”
      “The car used all of its fuel to get us to our destination.”
using
  1. present participle of use
  2. Synonyms:
      3. employing, utilizing, wielding, working, harnessing, utilising, adopting, engaging, fielding, manipulating, operating, plying, availing yourself of, making do with, making use of, maneuvering, manoeuvring, applying, appropriating, availing oneself of, calling upon, deploying, exploiting, resorting, taking advantage of, directing, finding a use for, handling, putting into service, running, guiding, calling into play, turning to account, putting to good use, exercising, exerting, practicing, practising, implementing, drawing on, bringing into play, bringing to bear, playing on, putting into action, putting to use, putting to work, capitalizing on, effecting, making the most of, managing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He was using a fork to eat his pasta.”
      “I trust you will be using your discretion in the handling of this sensitive matter.”
      “The car will be using all of its fuel to get us to our destination.”
uses
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of use
  2. Synonyms:
      3. employs, utilizes, wields, works, harnesses, utilises, adopts, engages, fields, manipulates, operates, plies, makes do with, makes use of, maneuvers, manoeuvres, applies, appropriates, avails oneself of, calls upon, deploys, exploits, resorts, takes advantage of, directs, finds a use for, handles, puts into service, runs, guides, calls into play, turns to account, puts to good use, exercises, exerts, practices, practises, implements, draws on, brings into play, brings to bear, plays on, puts into action, puts to use, puts to work, capitalizes on, effects, makes the most of … more
useth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of use
  2. Examples:
      3. “These he useth as the Monkey did the Cats paw, to scrape the nuts out of the fire.”
usest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of use
usedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of use
usedest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of use
usen
  1. (archaic or nonstandard) past participle of use
  2. Examples:
      3. “Fuji sold the Livedoor stake to Yasuhide Uno, president of cable TV broadcaster Usen Corp.”
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