used
adjective
1. employed in accomplishing something
- the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war
Similar word(s): employed, utilised, utilized
2. (of persons) taken advantage of
- after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used
Similar word(s): misused, exploited, victimised, victimized
3. previously used or owned by another
- bought a secondhand (or used) car
Similar word(s): old, secondhand
Sentences with used as an adjective:
- The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
- He bought a used car.
- I got used to this weather.
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of use
- You used me!
2. (intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]
- He used to live here, but moved away last year.