"have no use for" meaning in English

See have no use for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: has no use for [present, singular, third-person], having no use for [participle, present], had no use for [participle, past], had no use for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> no use for}} have no use for (third-person singular simple present has no use for, present participle having no use for, simple past and past participle had no use for)
  1. (US) To have no liking for; to dislike. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-have_no_use_for-en-verb-hSV1kqV1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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