different between used vs veteran
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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veteran
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veter?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?.t?.??n/, /?v?.t??n/
- (US) IPA(key): [?v?.t??.??n], [?v?.??.??n]
Noun
veteran (plural veterans)
- A person with long experience of a particular activity.
- (figuratively) A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
- A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans that weren't in armed conflict.
Derived terms
- veteran car
- Veterans Day
Translations
Adjective
veteran (not comparable)
- Having had long experience, practice, or service.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- “That was in Casco,” his wife contradicted immediately. She spoke in the unmistakable tones of a veteran contradictor.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
Related terms
- inveterate
Translations
Anagrams
- Neretva, Trevena, aventre, nervate, vernate
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus (“old, veteran”), from vetus (“aged, ancient, old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vet?ra?n/, [vet???????n]
Noun
veteran c (singular definite veteranen, plural indefinite veteraner)
- veteran
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “veteran” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “veteran” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Esperanto
Adjective
veteran
- accusative singular of vetera
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Noun
veteran m (definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteraner, definite plural veteranene)
- veteran
Derived terms
References
- “veteran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Noun
veteran m (definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteranar, definite plural veteranane)
- veteran
Derived terms
References
- “veteran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Piedmontese
Noun
veteran m (plural veteran)
- veteran
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French vétéran, Latin veter?nus. Compare b?trân, a doublet inherited from the same source.
Noun
veteran m (plural veterani)
- veteran (person who has served in the armed forces, or figuratively a person with a long experience of a particular activity; also used in the context of Ancient Rome, referring to a freed soldier granted citizenship and privileges for his service)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?et?ra?n/
- Hyphenation: ve?te?ran
Noun
vetèr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- veteran
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?t??r??n/
Noun
veteran c
- a veteran (former member of armed forces)
- a veteran (person with long experience)
Declension
Derived terms
- veteranbil
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