use

verbA1UK /juːz/ US /juz/

To utilize or employ.

To employ; to apply; to utilize.transitive
To expend; to consume by employing.often, transitive, with up
To exploit.transitive
To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.transitive
To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.intransitive
To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.transitive
To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.transitive

To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)intransitive
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.dated

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So annoying... Now I get a headache whenever I use the computer!

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.