"utilise" meaning in English

See utilise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-utilise.wav Forms: utilises [present, singular, third-person], utilising [participle, present], utilised [participle, past], utilised [past]
Etymology: From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). Attested c. 1810. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|utiliser}} French utiliser, {{der|en|it|utilizzare}} Italian utilizzare, {{der|en|la|ūtilis}} Latin ūtilis, {{circa2|1810|short=yes}} c. 1810 Head templates: {{en-verb}} utilise (third-person singular simple present utilises, present participle utilising, simple past and past participle utilised), {{tlb|en|British spelling}} (British spelling)
  1. To make use of; to use. Tags: UK Translations (to make use of; to use): اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala) (Arabic), işlətmək (Azerbaijani), istifadə etmək (Azerbaijani), выкарысто́ўваць (vykarystóŭvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́карыстаць (výkarystacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), скарысто́ўваць (skarystóŭvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), скарыста́ць (skarystácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), ужыва́ць (užyvácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), ўжыва́ць (ŭžyvácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), ужы́ць (užýcʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), ўжыць (ŭžycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), използвам (izpolzvam) (Bulgarian), употребявам (upotrebjavam) (Bulgarian), gebruiken (Dutch), toepassen (Dutch), zich bedienen van [reflexive] (Dutch), nýta (Faroese), brúka (Faroese), fáa nýtslu úr (Faroese), käyttää (Finnish), hyödyntää (Finnish), utiliser (French), nutzen (German), einsetzen (German), verwenden (German), memanfaatkan (Indonesian), utor (Latin), whakapau (Maori), whakamahi (Maori), whakapeto (Maori), nēotan (Old English), utilizar (Portuguese), испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ) (Russian), भुनक्ति (bhunakti) (Sanskrit), dèan feum de (Scottish Gaelic), yaukk- (Tocharian B), yararlanmak (Turkish), faydalanmak (Turkish), istifade etmek (Turkish), використо́вувати (vykorystóvuvaty) (Ukrainian), tận dụng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-utilise-en-verb-cOo2hZoa Disambiguation of 'to make use of; to use': 67 9 13 11
  2. To make useful; to find a practical use for. Tags: UK Translations (to make useful, to find a practical use for): оползотворявам (opolzotvorjavam) (Bulgarian), hyödyntää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-utilise-en-verb-mmkZrEH- Disambiguation of 'to make useful, to find a practical use for': 14 68 9 9
  3. To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability. Tags: UK Translations (to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability): оползотворявам (opolzotvorjavam) (Bulgarian), hyödyntää (Finnish), αξιοποιώ (axiopoió) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-utilise-en-verb-quH8ue0C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 20 50 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 15 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 16 53 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 22 49 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 15 45 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 17 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 14 53 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 12 52 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 13 54 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 11 15 57 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 14 59 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 13 54 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 16 14 53 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 14 15 57 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 3 4 88 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 17 52 16 Disambiguation of 'to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability': 12 5 75 7
  4. To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended Tags: UK Translations (to make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended): служа си с (služa si s) (Bulgarian), käyttää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-utilise-en-verb-awBOpPU~ Disambiguation of 'to make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended': 11 5 7 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: employ, exploit, use, utilize (english: American) [Canadian, Oxford, UK] Derived forms: utilisation, utilisable, utiliser

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "izpolzvam",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "whakapau"
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          "word": "nēotan"
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          "roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
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          "roman": "bhunakti",
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          "word": "yaukk-"
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          "word": "yararlanmak"
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          "word": "faydalanmak"
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          "word": "istifade etmek"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vykorystóvuvaty",
          "sense": "to make use of; to use",
          "word": "використо́вувати"
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          "_dis1": "67 9 13 11",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to make use of; to use",
          "word": "tận dụng"
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          "_dis1": "14 68 9 9",
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          "roman": "opolzotvorjavam",
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          "word": "hyödyntää"
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          "ref": "1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:",
          "text": "Since then we have had the opportunity to travel in them and were much impressed by the internal styling and comfort of the seating (with the minor exception of the single seats which have been tucked in longitudinally alongside some of the entrance vestibules and which are so cramped that only the slimmest of female figures could be comfortable in them; the space they occupy would have been better utilised to increase standing room).",
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
      "word": "utilizar"
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      "roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
      "word": "испо́льзовать"
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      "code": "sa",
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      "word": "भुनक्ति"
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
      "word": "dèan feum de"
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
      "word": "istifade etmek"
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      "sense": "to make use of; to use",
      "word": "використо́вувати"
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      "word": "tận dụng"
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      "sense": "to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability",
      "word": "оползотворявам"
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      "word": "hyödyntää"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "axiopoió",
      "sense": "to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability",
      "word": "αξιοποιώ"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "služa si s",
      "sense": "to make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended",
      "word": "служа си с"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "käyttää"
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}

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