What is the meaning of the word "use"?

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  1. a particular service copy to clipboard noun
    • I put their knowledge to good use. copy to clipboard
  2. in economics, the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing copy to clipboard noun
    • Automobile use is up this quarter. copy to clipboard
  3. the act of using copy to clipboard noun
    • We warned against the use of narcotic drugs. copy to clipboard
  4. the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property copy to clipboard noun
    • We were given the use of the boat. copy to clipboard
  5. to habitually do something, only in the past tense copy to clipboard verb
    • I used to call my parents every week but now I call only occasionally. copy to clipboard
  6. to put into service copy to clipboard verb
    • We used horses to patrol the streets. copy to clipboard
  7. to seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage copy to clipboard verb
    • We use influential friends to meet influential people. copy to clipboard
  8. to take or consume regularly or habitually copy to clipboard verb
    • I use drugs regularly. copy to clipboard

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