The Pueblo Chieftain: Why TENS Machine Manufactury for Medical Device Brands Is Growing Across Global Clinics Why TENS Machine Manufactury for Medical Device Brands Is Growing Across Global Clinics This handout explains the most common uses of three kinds of punctuation: semicolons (;), colons (:), and dashes (β€”). After reading the handout, you will be better able to decide when to use these forms of punctuation in your own writing. Define uses.

Understanding the Context

uses synonyms, uses pronunciation, uses translation, English dictionary definition of uses. v. used , us ing , us es v. tr.

Key Insights

1. To put into service or employ for a purpose: I used a whisk to beat the eggs. Note: Uses originated in early English law and were the origin of the modern trust. Uses became popular in medieval England, where they were often secretly employed as a method of evading laws (as those prohibiting mortmain) and penalties (as attainder) and to defeat creditors. The instrument has different uses.

Final Thoughts

the power, right, or privilege of employing or using something: to lose the use of the right eye; to be denied the use of a library card. Understanding the distinction between "uses" and "use" is crucial in both written and spoken English. "Uses" is often associated with lists or discussions of multiple functions, and "use" is employed when referring to the general act of using something or a specific instance of it being used. If you say that someone uses people, you disapprove of them because they make others do things for them in order to benefit or gain some advantage from it, and not because they care about the other people.