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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

usar.

to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/uˈza(ʁ)/Brazil[uˈza(h)]Brazil/uˈza(ɾ)/São-Paulo/uˈza(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of

    intransitive · transitive
    Deves usar o martelo para arrancar os pregos.
  2. to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)

    transitive
    Hipsters usam barba comprida.
  3. to use (to consume habitually)

    transitive
    Alguns favelados usam craque.
  4. to be used to (to have the habit of)

    archaic · auxiliary · dialectal
    Ele usava dormir de dia.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese usar, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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