user

(vulgar) second-person singular imperative of usrat


user

[Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.

2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:

2019, The Highway Code (United Kingdom) Road Users Requiring Extra Care
The most vulnerable road users are pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. It is particularly important to be aware of children, older and disabled people, and learner and inexperienced drivers and riders. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/road-users-requiring-extra-care-204-to-225

One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.

A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

(Internet, informal) Clipping of username.

(derogatory) An exploiter, an abuser (a person who exploits others, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly or unethically).

2012, R. (Stephen Malpass) v Durham County Council, [2012] EWHC 1934 (Admin) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2012/1934.html
As to evidence of user...
As to quality of user (i.e. was use by the public "as of right"), the inspector found that the grass over the whole of the application land has been regularly cut...
...which the inspector did not find sufficient of itself to render user permissive. Moreover, the defendant could not, the inspector advised, rely on communication to users that access to the land was regulated. Deferment to users of the organised pitches...

(law, dated) In land law, meaning either 1. or 2. above or use. Usually in singular form to mean use wherever there is assiduous re-use of precedents and aloof textbooks verbatim.

parasite

one that unfairly takes advantage of or exploits

From Middle English usere, equivalent to use + -er. Cognate with Scots usar, uiser (“user”).


user

Trois kilomètres à pied, ça use les souliers.

Three kilometers on foot wears out the shoes.

to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in

Ne m’obligez pas à user de la force.

user (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
usant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
usé (participle past)
use (first-person indicative present singular)
uses (indicative present second-person singular)
use (indicative present singular third-person)
usons (first-person indicative plural present)
usez (indicative plural present second-person)
usent (indicative plural present third-person)
usais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
usais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
usait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
usions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
usiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
usaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
usai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
usas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
usa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
usâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
usâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
usèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
userai (first-person future indicative singular)
useras (future indicative second-person singular)
usera (future indicative singular third-person)
userons (first-person future indicative plural)
userez (future indicative plural second-person)
useront (future indicative plural third-person)
userais (conditional first-person singular)
userais (conditional second-person singular)
userait (conditional singular third-person)
userions (conditional first-person plural)
useriez (conditional plural second-person)
useraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
use (first-person present singular subjunctive)
uses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
use (present singular subjunctive third-person)
usions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
usiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
usent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
usasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
usasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
usât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
usassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
usassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
usassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
use (imperative second-person singular)
usons (first-person imperative plural)
usez (imperative plural second-person)

→ Romanian: uza

Inherited from Old French user, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre, frequentative from Latin ūtī. Cognate with Italian usare, Spanish usar.


user

From Old French user, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre, frequentative from Latin ūtī.


user

(Northumbrian or poetic) Alternative form of ūre

ūser (canonical)
ūser (masculine nominative singular)
ūseru (feminine nominative singular)
ūsru (feminine nominative singular)
ūsero (feminine nominative singular)
ūsro (feminine nominative singular)
ūser (neuter nominative singular)
ūserne (accusative masculine singular)
ūsere (accusative feminine singular)
ūsre (accusative feminine singular)
ūser (accusative neuter singular)
ūseres (genitive masculine singular)
ūsres (genitive masculine singular)
ūserre (feminine genitive singular)
ūseres (genitive neuter singular)
ūsres (genitive neuter singular)
ūserum (dative masculine singular)
ūsrum (dative masculine singular)
ūserre (dative feminine singular)
ūserum (dative neuter singular)
ūsrum (dative neuter singular)
ūsere (instrumental masculine singular)
ūsre (instrumental masculine singular)
ūserre (feminine instrumental singular)
ūsere (instrumental neuter singular)
ūsre (instrumental neuter singular)
ūsere (masculine nominative plural)
ūsre (masculine nominative plural)
ūsera (feminine nominative plural)
ūsra (feminine nominative plural)
ūsere (feminine nominative plural)
ūsre (feminine nominative plural)
ūseru (neuter nominative plural)
ūsru (neuter nominative plural)
ūsero (neuter nominative plural)
ūsro (neuter nominative plural)
ūsere (accusative masculine plural)
ūsre (accusative masculine plural)
ūsera (accusative feminine plural)
ūsra (accusative feminine plural)
ūsere (accusative feminine plural)
ūsre (accusative feminine plural)
ūseru (accusative neuter plural)
ūsru (accusative neuter plural)
ūsero (accusative neuter plural)
ūsro (accusative neuter plural)
ūserra (genitive masculine plural)
ūserra (feminine genitive plural)
ūserra (genitive neuter plural)
ūserum (dative masculine plural)
ūsrum (dative masculine plural)
ūserum (dative feminine plural)
ūsrum (dative feminine plural)
ūserum (dative neuter plural)
ūsrum (dative neuter plural)
ūserum (instrumental masculine plural)
ūsrum (instrumental masculine plural)
ūserum (feminine instrumental plural)
ūsrum (feminine instrumental plural)
ūserum (instrumental neuter plural)
ūsrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Old Frisian ūse(r) (“our”), Old Saxon ūser (“our”), Old High German unsēr, unsār (“our”), Old Norse órr, várr (“our”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂 (unsar, “our”). Related to Old English ūs (“us”).


user

user (infinitive)
avoir usé (infinitive multiword-construction)
en usant (gerund)
gerund of avoir + past participle (gerund multiword-construction)
usant (participle present)
usé (participle past)
us (first-person indicative present singular)
uses (indicative present second-person singular)
use (indicative present singular third-person)
usons (first-person indicative plural present)
usez (indicative plural present second-person)
usent (indicative plural present third-person)
usoie (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
useie (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
usoe (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
useve (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
usoies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
useies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
usoes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
useves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
usoit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
useit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
usot (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
useve (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
usiiens (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
usiens (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
usiiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
usiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
usoient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
useient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
usoent (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
usevent (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
usai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
usas (indicative preterite second-person singular)
usa (indicative preterite singular third-person)
usames (first-person indicative plural preterite)
usastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
userent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
userai (first-person future indicative singular)
useras (future indicative second-person singular)
usera (future indicative singular third-person)
userons (first-person future indicative plural)
useroiz (future indicative plural second-person)
usereiz (future indicative plural second-person)
userez (future indicative plural second-person)
useront (future indicative plural third-person)
useroie (conditional first-person singular)
usereie (conditional first-person singular)
useroies (conditional second-person singular)
usereies (conditional second-person singular)
useroit (conditional singular third-person)
usereit (conditional singular third-person)
useriiens (conditional first-person plural)
useriens (conditional first-person plural)
useriiez (conditional plural second-person)
useriez (conditional plural second-person)
useroient (conditional plural third-person)
usereient (conditional plural third-person)
future tense of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
us (first-person present singular subjunctive)
us (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ust (present singular subjunctive third-person)
usons (first-person plural present subjunctive)
usez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
usent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
usasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
usasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
usast (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
usissons (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
usissiens (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
usissoiz (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
usissez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
usissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
usassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
use (imperative second-person singular)
usons (first-person imperative plural)
usez (imperative plural second-person)

French: user
→ Romanian: uza

Gallo: user

→ Middle English: usen
English: use

From Early Medieval Latin ūsāre, frequentative from Latin ūtī.


user

ūser (canonical)
ūser (masculine nominative singular)
ūser (feminine nominative singular)
ūsere (feminine nominative singular)
ūsre (feminine nominative singular)
ūser (neuter nominative singular)
ūserene (accusative masculine singular)
ūsrene (accusative masculine singular)
ūserne (accusative masculine singular)
ūsere (accusative feminine singular)
ūsre (accusative feminine singular)
ūser (accusative neuter singular)
ūseres (genitive masculine singular)
ūsres (genitive masculine singular)
ūserere (feminine genitive singular)
ūsrere (feminine genitive singular)
ūserre (feminine genitive singular)
ūseres (genitive neuter singular)
ūsres (genitive neuter singular)
ūsere (dative masculine singular)
ūsre (dative masculine singular)
ūserere (dative feminine singular)
ūsrere (dative feminine singular)
ūserre (dative feminine singular)
ūsere (dative neuter singular)
ūsre (dative neuter singular)
ūserera (feminine genitive singular)
ūsrera (feminine genitive singular)
ūserra (feminine genitive singular)
ūsere (dative feminine singular)
ūsre (dative feminine singular)
ūse (alternative)

West Frisian: ús

From Proto-West Germanic *unsar, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz. For development compare Old Norse órr.


user

ūser (canonical)
ik (first-person nominative singular)
mī (accusative first-person singular)
mī (dative first-person singular)
mīn (first-person genitive singular)
thū (nominative second-person singular)
thī (accusative second-person singular)
thī (dative second-person singular)
thīn (genitive second-person singular)
hī (masculine nominative singular third-person)
hine (accusative masculine singular third-person)
him (dative masculine singular third-person)
sīn (genitive masculine singular third-person)
hiū (feminine nominative singular third-person)
hiō (feminine nominative singular third-person)
hiā (accusative feminine singular third-person)
hire (dative feminine singular third-person)
hiāre (dative feminine singular third-person)
hire (feminine genitive singular third-person)
hiāre (feminine genitive singular third-person)
hit (neuter nominative singular third-person)
hit (accusative neuter singular third-person)
him (dative neuter singular third-person)
sīn (genitive neuter singular third-person)
wī (first-person nominative plural)
ūs (accusative first-person plural)
ūs (dative first-person plural)
ūser (first-person genitive plural)
jī (nominative plural second-person)
jū (accusative plural second-person)
jō (accusative plural second-person)
jū (dative plural second-person)
jō (dative plural second-person)
jūwer (genitive plural second-person)
hiā (nominative plural third-person)
hiā (accusative plural third-person)
him (dative plural third-person)
hirem (dative plural third-person)
hiārem (dative plural third-person)
hira (genitive plural third-person)
hiāra (genitive plural third-person)
ūse (alternative)