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makes use

makes use is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make use.

Meaning of make use

Verb

make use (third-person singular simple present makes use, present participle making use, simple past and past participle made use)

  1. (with-of) To use, usually productively and/or for a specific purpose.
    • The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in their chairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.1934 February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chair-keys”, in Railway Magazine, page 139
  2. (archaic) To help oneself.
    • Good Cromwell, neglect him not; make use now, and provide for thine own future safety.1613, William Shakespeare, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight

Questions about makes use

What is makes use the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes use is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make use.

Words near makes use in the dictionary

  1. makes up
  2. makes up for lost time
  3. makes up one's mind
  4. makes up the numbers
  5. makes up to
  6. makes use
  7. makes vintage
  8. makes vintages
  9. makes water
  10. makes waves
  11. makes way

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