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us·age
(yo͞o′sĭj, -zĭj)n.
1.
a. The act, manner, or amount of using; use: patterns of computer usage; an instrument that measures water usage.
b. The act or manner of treating; treatment: subjected the car to rough usage.
2.
a. Habitual or accepted practice: customs that have faded from common usage.
b. A usual, habitual, or accepted practice: manners and other social usages.
3.
a. The way in which words or phrases are actually used, spoken, or written in a speech community: "Dictionaries are but the depositories of words already legitimated by usage" (Thomas Jefferson).
b. A particular expression in speech or writing: a nonce usage.
[Middle English, from Old French, from us, from Latin ūsus, from past participle of ūtī, to use.]
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usage
(ˈjuːsɪdʒ; -zɪdʒ)n
1. the act or a manner of using; use; employment
2. constant use, custom, or habit
3. something permitted or established by custom or practice
4. (Linguistics) what is actually said in a language, esp as contrasted with what is prescribed
[C14: via Old French, from Latin ūsus use (n)]
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us•age
(ˈyu sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ)n.
1. a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice.
2. the customary manner in which a language or a form of a language is spoken or written: a grammar based on usage rather than on arbitrary notions of correctness.
3. a particular instance of this: a usage borrowed from French.
4. any manner of doing or handling something; treatment: rough usage.
5. habitual or customary use; long-continued practice.
6. an act of using or employing; use.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Medieval Latin ūsāticum, derivative of Latin ūsus (see use)]
usage: The nouns usage and use are related in origin and meaning and to some extent overlap in their use. use is more common. Perhaps in the belief that it is the more impressive term, usage is sometimes used where use would be the appropriate choice: Has your usage of a personal computer made the work any easier?
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usage
The way in which expressions are actually used by people, or a particular expression that is used.
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| Noun | 1. |  usage - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" |
| 2. |  usage - accepted or habitual practice practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" Americanism - a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens Anglicism, Britishism - a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens consuetude - a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law couvade - a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child Germanism - a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens habit, use - (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" hijab - the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing" survival - something that survives | |
| 3. | usage - the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French" language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" |
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usage
noun
1. phraseology, terminology, parlance, mode of expression, way of speaking or writing Certain words may not even be in modern usage.
2. use, operation, employment, running, control, management, treatment, handling Parts of the motor wore out because of constant usage.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
usage
noun1. The act of putting into play:
2. A quantity consumed:
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Translations
käsittelykäytäntökäyttökielenkäyttöpuhetapa
gyakorlathasználatszóhasználatszokás
使い方用法
usage
[ˈjuːzɪdʒ] N1. (= custom) → costumbre f, usanza f
an ancient usage of the Celts → una antigua usanza de los celtas
an ancient usage of the Celts → una antigua usanza de los celtas
2. (Ling) (= use, way of using) → uso m
in the usage of railwaymen → en el lenguaje de los ferroviarios, en el uso ferroviario
in the usage of railwaymen → en el lenguaje de los ferroviarios, en el uso ferroviario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
usage
n
(= treatment, handling) → Behandlung f; it’s had some rough usage → es ist ziemlich unsanft behandelt worden
(= custom, practice) → Brauch m, → Sitte f, → Usus m (geh); it’s common usage → es ist allgemein üblich or Sitte or Brauch
(Ling: = use, way of using) → Gebrauch m no pl, → Anwendung f; words in common usage → allgemein gebräuchliche Wörter pl; it’s common in Northern usage → es ist im Norden allgemein gebräuchlich; it’s not correct usage → so darf das nicht gebraucht werden; usage notes (in book) → Anwendungshinweise pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
usage
[ˈjuːzɪdʒ] nc. (treatment, handling, use) → uso; (of energy) → utilizzo
it's had some rough usage → è stato un po' bistrattato
it's had some rough usage → è stato un po' bistrattato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
usage
n. uso, costumbre.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012