See also: Usar, USAR, and ușar

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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usar

  1. (transitive) to use

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Asturian

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Etymology

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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

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Etymology

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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

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Etymology

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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

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usar

  1. to use

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Occitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

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  • Audio:(file)

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usar

  1. to use
  2. to employ

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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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

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  • Galician: usar
  • Portuguese: usar

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

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ūsar

  1. ours (possessive for usa)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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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. (transitive or intransitive) to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of [transitive (more common) or with de ‘something’]
    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) to be used to (to have the habit of) [with infinitive]
    Synonym: costumar
    Ele usava dormir de dia.He used to sleep during the day.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:usar.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

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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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