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Middle English: the noun from Old French us, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’; the verb from Old French user, based on Latin uti .

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Noun from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus(“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor(“use”). Displaced native Middle English note(“use”) (See note) from Old English notu, and Middle English nutte(“use”) from Old English nytt.

Verb from Middle English usen, from Old French user(“use, employ, practice”), from Vulgar Latin *usare(“use”), frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti(“to use”). Displaced native Middle English noten, nutten(“to use”) (from Old English notian, nēotan, nyttian) and Middle English brouken, bruken(“to use, enjoy”) (from Old English brūcan).

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use (v.)

c. 1200, "employ for a purpose," from Old French user "employ, make use of, practice, frequent," from Vulgar Latin *usare "use," frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti "make use of, profit by, take advantage of, enjoy, apply, consume," in Old Latin oeti "use, employ, exercise, perform," of uncertain origin. Related: Used; using. Replaced Old English brucan (see brook (v.)). From late 14c. as "take advantage of."

use (n.)

c. 1200, "act of employing," from Anglo-French and Old French us "custom, practice, usage," from Latin usus "use, custom, practice, employment, skill, habit," from past participle stem of uti "make use of, profit by, take advantage of" (see use (v.)).