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Use (noun)

Sunday, December 3, 2017 by Eva EastonLeave a Comment

I wonder how an American pronounces…

use
/yuws
/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-2.mp3

 

use…uses … usage
/yuws/ … /ˈyuw–sɪz/ … /ˈyuw–sɪd͡ʒ/

1.  noun form of the verb “to use” [link]

2.  mostly in professional speech,
plus some common idioms

title of textbook
-English Vocabulary in Use–

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-usesurage.mp3

use
/yuws/

Warning
No Smoking
Oxygen in Use

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-oxygen.mp3

 

use
/yuws/

Computers first came into usein the 1950s.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-computers.mp3

 

use
/yuws/

“Knowledge becomes wisdom only
after it has been put to good use.”
-Mark Twain-

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-Mark-Twain.mp3

 

use
/yuws/

I have no use for people
who are always complaining.
I really dislike complainers.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-complain.mp3

 

use
/yuws/

No use crying over spilt milk.
What’s the use of complaining?
You can’t change the past.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-spilt-milk.mp3

 

uses
/ˈyuw–sɪz/

What are some of the uses of electricity in your daily life?

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-electricity.mp3

uses …  use 
/ˈyuw–sɪz/ … /yuws/

My Swiss Army knife has a lot of uses.
I get a lot of use out of it when I take a trip.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-knife.mp3

 

uses
/ˈyuw–sɪz/

Corn has many uses.
To find out the many uses, click on this [link].

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-corn.mp3

 

usage
/ˈyuw–sɪd͡ʒ/

Iowa is an important corn growing state.
This chart gives information about Iowa corn usage.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-Iowa.mp3

 

usage
/ˈyuw–sɪd͡ʒ/

If you want some information about
internet usage, click on the picture.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-internet-usage.mp3

 

usage
/ˈyuw–sɪd͡ʒ/

title of textbook
-Practical English Usage–

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-practical.mp3


Note
forms related to the noun
use/yuws/

nouns
usefulness … uselessness
/ˈyuws–fəl–nɪs/ … /ˈyuw–slɪs–nɪs/

adjectives
useful… useless
/ˈyuws–fəl/ … /ˈyuw–slɪs/

adverbs
usefully … uselessly
/ˈyuws–fə–liy/ … /ˈyuw–slɪs–liy/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/3.-use-noun-use-note.mp3
 

Related Lessons:

  • Part 1:  used to:  past tense verb
  • Part 2:  use:  regular verb
  • Part 3:  use:  noun
  • Part 4:  be used to:  adjective
  • Part 5:  get used to:  adjective
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