used
Etymology

From Middle English used, equivalent to use + -ed.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /juːzd/
  • (America) (past of use) enPR: yo͞ozd, IPA: /juzd/
  • (RP) (auxiliary verb) IPA: /juːst/
  • (America) (auxiliary verb) IPA: /just/
Verb
  1. Simple past tense and past participle of use
    You used me!
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary, defective, only in past tense/participle) To perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something].
    He used to live here, but moved away last year.
    The club used to be frequented by locals; then, after the "incident", it used to get raided by the cops.
Adjective

used

  1. That is or has or have been used.
    The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
  2. That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
    He bought a used car.
  3. Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
    I got used to this weather.
    • 1965, Bob Dylan, Like a Rolling Stone:
      Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street and now you're gonna have to get used to it.
Synonyms Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “having been used”): unused
  • (antonym(s) of “previously owned by someone else”): new
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