uses

Average Rank: 2664

Source: ECDICT

abbr. 美国就业局（United States Employment Service）

n the act of using
n what something is used for
n a particular service
n (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
n (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
n exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
n (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
n North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
v put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
v take or consume (regularly or habitually)
v use up, consume fully
v seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
v avail oneself to
v habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

Difficulty: UNKNOWN

0: use

1: 3s

Word Frequency Rankings

#427

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.7% (Top 95.7% most frequent)

95.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

#3589

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 64.1% (Top 64.1% most frequent)

64.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

#3977

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 60.2% (Top 60.2% most frequent)

60.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.