See also: Usar, USAR, and ușar

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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usar

  1. (transitive) to use

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Asturian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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usar (first-person singular indicative present uso, past participle usáu)

  1. to use
    Synonym: utilizar

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usí, past participle usat)

  1. (transitive) to use
    Synonyms: emprar, fer servir, utilitzar
  2. (transitive) to employ

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Galician edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese usar, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usei, past participle usado)

  1. to use
    Synonym: utilizar

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Interlingua edit

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usar

  1. to use

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Occitan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

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usar

  1. to use
  2. to employ

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Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

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usar (intransitive)

  1. to use
  2. to be used to
  3. to walk, jog (Should we delete(+) this sense?)

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Descendants edit

  • Galician: usar
  • Portuguese: usar

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Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun edit

ūsar

  1. ours (possessive for usa)

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese usar, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈza(h)/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈza(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: u‧sar

Verb edit

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usei, past participle usado)

  1. (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of
    Synonyms: empregar, utilizar, fazer uso de
    Deves usar o martelo para arrancar os pregos.You must use the hammer to pull the nails off.
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:
      Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.
      You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.
  2. (transitive) to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)
    Hipsters usam barba comprida.Hipsters sport long beards.
  3. (transitive) to use (to consume habitually)
    Alguns favelados usam craque.Some slum-dwellers use crack.
  4. (archaic or dialectal, auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be used to (to have the habit of)
    Synonym: costumar
    Ele usava dormir de dia.He used to sleep during the day.

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Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:usar.

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /uˈsaɾ/ [uˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: u‧sar

Verb edit

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usé, past participle usado)

  1. (transitive) to use
    Synonym: utilizar
    Usa la fuerza, Luke!Use the force, Luke!
  2. (transitive) to wear
    Synonym: llevar
  3. (transitive) to consume
    Synonym: consumir
  4. (reflexive) to be used
  5. (reflexive) to be fashionable

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