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user.

to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/y.ze/
  1. to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in

    Trois kilomètres à pied, ça use les souliers.
  2. to use (used with de)

    Ne m'obligez pas à user de la force.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French user, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre, frequentative from Latin ūtī. Cognate with Italian usare, Spanish usar.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.