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no use

no use noun: condition of being pointless, useless, not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed.

Noun

no use (uncountable)

  1. Condition of being pointless, useless, not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed.
    • It was no use trying the lift. Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours.1949 June 8, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC, Part I, Chapter I
  2. (colloquial) No point or advantage.
    • No use crying over spilt milk.
    • There is no use in studying medicine if there are too many doctors already.

no use meaning in Hindi

no use in Hindi

pointless; useless
व्यर्थ vyarth

Examples of no use in a sentence

  • Explaining things to you is of no use because you never listen.
  • It's no use you/your apologizing now: it is too late.

Words formed from no use

Questions about no use

What does no use mean?
No use means condition of being pointless, useless, not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed.
What is no use in Hindi?
No use in Hindi is व्यर्थ (vyarth). See No use meaning in Hindi.
How do you use no use in a sentence?
Explaining things to you is of no use because you never listen.
What part of speech is no use?
No use is a noun.

Words near no use in the dictionary

  1. no true Scotsman fallacies
  2. no true Scotsman fallacy
  3. no trump
  4. no trumps
  5. no two ways about it
  6. no use
  7. no wave
  8. no way
  9. no way Jose
  10. no way José
  11. no way to treat a lady

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