different between used vs preloved
used
English
Etymology
From Middle English used, equivalent to use +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ju?zd/
- (past of use): enPR: yo?ozd, IPA(key): /ju?zd/
- (auxiliary verb): IPA(key): /ju?zd/, /ju?st/
- Rhymes: -u?st
Verb
used
- simple past tense and past participle of use
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75
- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
- You used me!
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75
- (intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]
- He used to live here, but moved away last year.
Adjective
used (comparative more used, superlative most used)
- That is or has or have been used.
- That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
- Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
- 1965, Bob Dylan, "Like a Rolling Stone"
- Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street and now you're gonna have to get used to it.
- 1965, Bob Dylan, "Like a Rolling Stone"
Synonyms
- (having been used):
- (previously owned by someone else): pre-owned, second-hand
Antonyms
- (having been used): unused
- (previously owned by someone else): new
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- usedness
Translations
See also
- used to
Anagrams
- Dues, desu, dues, duse, sued
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preloved
English
Etymology
pre- +? loved
Adjective
preloved (not comparable)
- (euphemistic) Used; previously owned by somebody else.
- 1998, Peter Weill, Marianne Broadbent, Leveraging the new infrastructure
- Providing low rates for preloved cars available for hire near airports and cheaper downtown hotels
- 2004, Alan Perlis, Beth Bradley, The Unofficial Guide to Buying a Home
- When you buy an older, or preloved home, make sure to put an inspection contingency in your contract.
- 2008, Damien Simonis, Barcelona
- With its half-dozen rough preloved tables, gentle jazz and ebullient Venetian owner, Xemei is a slice of Venice on the side of Montjuïc hill.
- 1998, Peter Weill, Marianne Broadbent, Leveraging the new infrastructure
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