"no use" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} no use (uncountable)
  1. pointless, useless; not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed Tags: uncountable Translations (pointless; useless): 白搭 (báidā) (Chinese Mandarin), 無濟於事 (Chinese Mandarin), 无济于事 (wújìyúshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 沒用 (Chinese Mandarin), 没用 (méiyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 無用 (Chinese Mandarin), 无用 (wúyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), hyödytön (Finnish), inutile (French), ne-utila (Ido)
    Sense id: en-no_use-en-noun-T5-FVZtg Disambiguation of 'pointless; useless': 98 2
  2. (colloquial) No point or advantage. Tags: colloquial, uncountable Related terms: have no use for, it's no use, there's no use, what's the use
    Sense id: en-no_use-en-noun-qpcl8ZIW

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          "text": "No use crying over spilt milk."
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