utilised
part of speech
verb, past form of utilise (utilise, utilises, utilised, utilising); adjective (utilised)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage. tree →
2) (formal) Put to work so that nothing is wasted: all the leftover wood was utilised. tree →
sense in the lessons
A stiff word of reports, exams and official writing; in everyday talk people just say "used". In maths exam questions it can mean how much of something was used (the fraction of the tank utilised). Phrases: fully utilised, under-utilised, utilised for, effectively utilised.
examples
- The empty classroom was utilised as a library. tree →
- (formal) Of the 40 seats, 32 were utilised during the event. tree →
- (formal) Ascertain what fraction of the budget was utilised. tree →
- All the scraps of paper were utilised for the art project. tree →
- The new playground is not being fully utilised. tree →
- Solar panels utilised the sunshine to heat the water. tree →
- We just used the old box, though the teacher said we "utilised" it. tree →
note
British spelling utilised; American spelling utilized. It is the past form and past participle of utilise. Usually "used" is simpler and better. In a maths problem "utilised" means used up or taken: if 32 of 40 seats were utilised, 8 were not.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «utilised» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.