usare

to use

verb oo-ZAH-reh Common

Origin: Latin usare, frequentative of uti (to use)

Usage Note

Usare is a regular first-conjugation verb taking avere as its auxiliary. It is the everyday verb for 'to use' (uso il computer = I use the computer). Note that the single s between vowels is voiced ('z'): usa sounds like 'OO-zah', not 'OO-sah'. The cognate uso (noun, 'use/custom') is also common.

Examples

"Uso il dizionario ogni giorno."

Natural Translation

I use the dictionary every day.

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