"utilize" meaning in All languages combined

See utilize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ [UK], /ˈju.tə.laɪz/ [Canada, US], [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz] [Canada, US], /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑɪz/ [General-Australian], [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑɪz] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-utilize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: utilizes [present, singular, third-person], utilizing [participle, present], utilized [participle, past], utilized [past]
Etymology: From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|utiliser}} French utiliser, {{der|en|it|utilizzare}} Italian utilizzare, {{der|en|la|ūtilis}} Latin ūtilis Head templates: {{en-verb}} utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)
  1. (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. Tags: British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: utilise Synonyms: utilise (english: non-Oxford British English) Derived forms: utilizable, utilization, utilizer
    Sense id: en-utilize-en-verb-A1cTn545 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Oxford spellings

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} utilize
  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of utilizar: Tags: form-of Form of: utilizar
    Sense id: en-utilize-gl-verb-jDTMJMak
  2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of utilizar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-utilize-gl-verb-Bn6y7Uab Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 26 48 26
  3. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of utilizar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-utilize-gl-verb-Rjr7YMn0

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /u.t͡ʃiˈli.zi/ [Brazil], /u.t͡ʃiˈli.zi/ [Brazil], /u.t͡ʃiˈli.ze/ [Southern-Brazil], /u.tiˈli.zɨ/ [Portugal]
Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} utilize
  1. inflection of utilizar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: utilizar
    Sense id: en-utilize-pt-verb-Bn6y7Uab Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of utilizar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: utilizar
    Sense id: en-utilize-pt-verb-Rjr7YMn0

Inflected forms

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