used

«used» in Mova's school dictionary: the past form of use: she used her pen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form, adjective (use, used)

meaning for a pupil

1) Used is the past form of use: she used her pen. tree →

2) Used means not new, owned before by someone else: a used car. tree →

3) «Used to» + verb tells about something that happened often in the past but not now: I used to live in Ohio. tree →

4) «Be used to» means know something well so it is not strange: I am used to the cold. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: an amount taken away (used 6 of 20 pencils, 14 are left); a used car or book at a lower price; «used to have» for a past amount. Everyday: second-hand (used) clothes, used batteries must be recycled.

examples

• She used 6 of her 20 pencils. tree →
• A used bike costs 40 dollars. tree →
• He used to have 12 fish. tree →
• How much paint was used? tree →
• We bought used books at the fair. tree →
• I used to be scared of the dark. tree →
• She is used to getting up early. tree →
• Put used batteries in the special bin. tree →
• You used to give me pictures." tree →

note

«Used» (past of use) is said with a «z» sound; «used to» is said «yoost to». «Used» takes away from what there was. Trap: «used to have 12» is a past amount, not the current one. Trap: write «used to», not «use to», in statements.

In the corpora

• Famous faces are used in scams; a real giveaway never asks for your password.
• Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does.
• "Large language model" means a huge program that has learned the patterns of how words are used.
• Mia's teacher says, "If you used AI, tell me how.
• Being open about how you used a tool is honest, and many teachers give credit for it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «used» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.