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having no use for

having no use for is the present participle and gerund of have no use for.

Meaning of have no use for

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

Questions about having no use for

What is having no use for the present participle and gerund of?
Having no use for is the present participle and gerund of have no use for.

Words near having no use for in the dictionary

  1. having more money than God
  2. having more of something in one's finger than
  3. having no business
  4. having no idea
  5. having no time for
  6. having no use for
  7. having none of it
  8. having none of something
  9. having nothing on
  10. having nothing to lose
  11. having off

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