used

/juzd/
verbadjective

In used to.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Verb 1 meaning

  1. In used to.

Adjective 3 meanings

  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. In used to.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

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

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Opposite
unusednew

USED at a glance

USED has 4 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (U 1 + S 1 + E 1 + D 2) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #147 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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