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usar

Pronunciation: /uˈsaɾ/

“usar” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to use
  2. to wear
  3. to consume
  4. to be used
  5. to be fashionable

In Spanish

  1. Emplear algo con un fin determinado, servirse de un objeto para realizar una acción con él.
  2. Hacer algo de forma habitual, tenerlo por costumbre.
  3. Tener puesto un adorno, objeto o prenda, de forma habitual.
  4. Emplear a una persona u objeto, a fin de conseguir algo.

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

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