"reuse" meaning in English

See reuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈjuːs/ Audio: En-us-re-use.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reuse2.wav Forms: reuses [plural]
Rhymes: -uːs Etymology: From re- + use. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|use}} re- + use Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reuse (countable and uncountable, plural reuses)
  1. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable): втора употреба (vtora upotreba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 用返 (Chinese Cantonese), 重複使用 (Chinese Mandarin), 重复使用 (chóngfù shǐyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), genanvendelse [common-gender] (Danish), genbrug [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), uusiokäyttö (Finnish), kierrätys (Finnish), kierrättäminen (Finnish), réemploi [masculine] (French), réusage [masculine] (French), réutilisation [feminine] (French), Wiederverwendung [feminine] (German), επαναχρησιμοποίηση (epanachrisimopoíisi) [feminine] (Greek), újrahasználat (Hungarian), újrafelhasználás (Hungarian), újbóli felhasználás (Hungarian), újrahasznosítás (english: more loosely) (Hungarian), 再利用 (sairiyō) (alt: さいりよう) (Japanese), リユース (riyūsu) (Japanese), 再使用 (saishiyō) (alt: さいしよう) (Japanese), reúso [masculine] (Portuguese), повто́рное испо́льзование (povtórnoje ispólʹzovanije) [neuter] (Russian), reúso [masculine] (Spanish), reutilizar (Spanish), återanvändning [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. The act of using again, or in another place. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of using again or in another place): réemploi [masculine] (French), gjenbruk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), reúso [masculine] (Portuguese)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: re-use Derived forms: composite reuse principle

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈjuːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reuse.wav Forms: reuses [present, singular, third-person], reusing [participle, present], reused [participle, past], reused [past]
Rhymes: -uːz Etymology: From re- + use. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|use}} re- + use Head templates: {{en-verb}} reuse (third-person singular simple present reuses, present participle reusing, simple past and past participle reused)
  1. To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
    Sense id: en-reuse-en-verb-ayh6CD02 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 23 18 26 32
  2. To use again, or in another place. Translations (to use again): berrerabili (Basque), използвам отново (izpolzvam otnovo) (Bulgarian), tornar a utilitzar (Catalan), reutilitzar (Catalan), genanvende (Danish), genbruge (Danish), herbruiken (Dutch), hergebruiken (Dutch), käyttää uudelleen (Finnish), kierrättää (Finnish), réutiliser (French), wiederverwenden (German), επαναχρησιμοποιώ (epanachrisimopoió) (Greek), újrahasznosít (english: more loosely) (Hungarian), reusar (Portuguese), переиспо́льзовать (pereispólʹzovatʹ) (Russian), reusar (Spanish), reutilizar (Spanish), återanvända (Swedish), tái sử dụng (Vietnamese), sử dụng lại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-reuse-en-verb-qL1q2fw8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 23 18 26 32 Disambiguation of 'to use again': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: re-use Derived forms: reuser

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "berrerabili"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to use again",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "genanvende"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "genbruge"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "herbruiken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "hergebruiken"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "käyttää uudelleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "kierrättää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "réutiliser"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "wiederverwenden"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epanachrisimopoió",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "επαναχρησιμοποιώ"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "(as a term) újrafelhasznál (or literally újra felhasznál)",
      "sense": "to use again"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "újrahasznosít"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "reusar"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pereispólʹzovatʹ",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "переиспо́льзовать"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "reusar"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to use again",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "återanvända"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "tái sử dụng"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to use again",
      "word": "sử dụng lại"
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}

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