0 If you use something, you do something with it for a particular purpose. -- usare, utilizzare
1 to take an amount from a supply of something -- consumare
These light bulbs use less electricity. Queste lampadine consumano meno elettricità.
2 the act of using something, or the state of something being used -- uso, utilizzo
3 a purpose for which something is used -- uso, utilizzo, applicazione
4 one of the meanings of a word, or the way that a particular word is used -- uso
5 used to say that trying to do something has no effect -- essere inutile