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putting to use

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

Meaning of put to use

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To use; to utilise; to apply.
    • This agreement nonetheless precludes the land from being put to another use.
    Synonyms:
    deploy

Questions about putting to use

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

Words near putting to use in the dictionary

  1. putting to the blush
  2. putting to the horn
  3. putting to the sword
  4. putting to the test
  5. putting to the torch
  6. putting to use
  7. putting to words
  8. putting to work
  9. putting together
  10. putting two and two together
  11. putting two and two together and coming up with five

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