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putting to good use

putting to good use is the present participle and gerund of put to good use.

Meaning of put to good use

Verb

put to good use (third-person singular simple present puts to good use, present participle putting to good use, simple past and past participle put to good use)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make good use of something.

Questions about putting to good use

What is putting to good use the present participle and gerund of?
Putting to good use is the present participle and gerund of put to good use.

Words near putting to good use in the dictionary

  1. putting through the wringer
  2. putting to
  3. putting to bed
  4. putting to death
  5. putting to good account
  6. putting to good use
  7. putting to lie
  8. putting to rest
  9. putting to sea
  10. putting to shame
  11. putting to sleep

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