used1 adjectiveused2 adjective
usedused1 /juːst/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- used tissues
- a used syringe
- He made his money buying and selling used cars.
- This huge Portland bookshop is crammed with more than 1 million new and used books organized into 122 subject areas.
- It sounds obvious, but some people are really not used to moving fast.
- Since I am used to doing the teasing, this is a novel experience.
- This is difficult as we are not used to doing it, preferring to keep these approaches in separate compartments.
Longman Language Activatorused for a particular purpose
: be used as · Three extra rooms were used as classrooms when necessary.· An old Chianti bottle can be used as an attractive base for a table-lamp.be used for · The tanks are used for storing chemicals.be used to do something · Hypnosis is sometimes used to help people give up smoking.
to be intended to be used for a particular purpose: · "What are these buttons for?" "They're for controlling the heating system."· The phones are for internal communication only.
to be used for a particular purpose, especially a different purpose from its original one: · The old hospital in London Road now serves as a hostel for the homeless.· They had no bathroom, so a hole in the ground served as a toilet.
if something doubles as something else, it is used for that purpose as well as for its original purpose: · The village post-office doubles as a store.· Lingerie that doubles as clothing was very fashionable at the time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag Employers used scare tactics to force a return to work.
(=one that is not new)· The company locates suitable new and used cars for buyers.
a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag Employers used scare tactics to force a return to work.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
be/get used to (doing) something to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc: - Zach's not used to such spicy food.
- Could it be used to predict the mating system of species that had not been studied?
- He walked like an old man trying to get used to new glasses.
- In housing, the market can not be used to move to the market.
- Left: Scenes shot on telephoto appear to have compressed perspectives which can be used to good effect.
- The bulldozer would be used to load them.
- The password which will be used to limit access to the packages created.
- The threat of this ex ante can then be used to ensure adherence to the agreement.
- This money would be used to provide education, job-training assistance, childcare and program administration beginning later this year.
I do the dishes every day, so I’m used to it. I can’t get used to the idea that you’re grown up now.used1 adjectiveused2 adjective
usedused2 /juːzd/ ●●○ adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag Employers used scare tactics to force a return to work.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=one that is not new)· The company locates suitable new and used cars for buyers.
a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag Employers used scare tactics to force a return to work.· But it is not all bad news in the used car trade: one or two models are still making high prices.· Joe is the arms trade's equivalent of a used car salesman.· Now the tax on importing used cars has been slashed.· Crackdown shows one third of used cars are not safe.· In 1992, used car values have fallen to even lower levels.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1used cars/clothes etc cars, clothes etc that have already had an owner SYN second-hand: - Crackdown shows one third of used cars are not safe.
- However, with used cars, who knows?
- Leased a gravel lot for $ 15 a month and sold used cars.
- Now the tax on importing used cars has been slashed.
- The family also sticks to used cars.
a used car salesman2dirty or not in good condition any longer, as a result of being used: a used tissue