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have no use for

have no use for verb: to have no liking or respect for; to dislike.

Verb

have no use for (third-person singular simple present has no use for, present participle having no use for, simple past and past participle had no use for)

  1. (US) To have no liking or respect for; to dislike.
    • I want to say on behalf of FM, which I am very much interested in, I have no use for Mr. Petrillo and his attitude toward FM.1948, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor, Restrictive Union Practices of the American Federation of Musicians, page 83

Forms of have no use for

third-person singular presenthas no use for
present participlehaving no use for
past participlehad no use for
pasthad no use for

Questions about have no use for

What does have no use for mean?
Have no use for means to have no liking or respect for; to dislike.
What part of speech is have no use for?
Have no use for is a verb.
What is the past tense of have no use for?
The past tense of have no use for is had no use for.

Words near have no use for in the dictionary

  1. have no business
  2. have no fear of ice cold beer
  3. have no idea
  4. have no right
  5. have no time for
  6. have no use for
  7. have none of something
  8. have not
  9. have nothing on
  10. have nothing to lose
  11. have nots

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