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re·use

 (rē-yo͞oz′)
tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es
To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.

re·us′a·bil′i·ty n.
re·us′a·ble adj. & n.
re·use′ (-yo͞os′) n.
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reuse

vb (tr)
to use again
n
the act or process of using again
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reuse


Past participle: reused
Gerund: reusing

Imperative
reuse
reuse
Present
I reuse
you reuse
he/she/it reuses
we reuse
you reuse
they reuse
Preterite
I reused
you reused
he/she/it reused
we reused
you reused
they reused
Present Continuous
I am reusing
you are reusing
he/she/it is reusing
we are reusing
you are reusing
they are reusing
Present Perfect
I have reused
you have reused
he/she/it has reused
we have reused
you have reused
they have reused
Past Continuous
I was reusing
you were reusing
he/she/it was reusing
we were reusing
you were reusing
they were reusing
Past Perfect
I had reused
you had reused
he/she/it had reused
we had reused
you had reused
they had reused
Future
I will reuse
you will reuse
he/she/it will reuse
we will reuse
you will reuse
they will reuse
Future Perfect
I will have reused
you will have reused
he/she/it will have reused
we will have reused
you will have reused
they will have reused
Future Continuous
I will be reusing
you will be reusing
he/she/it will be reusing
we will be reusing
you will be reusing
they will be reusing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reusing
you have been reusing
he/she/it has been reusing
we have been reusing
you have been reusing
they have been reusing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reusing
you will have been reusing
he/she/it will have been reusing
we will have been reusing
you will have been reusing
they will have been reusing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reusing
you had been reusing
he/she/it had been reusing
we had been reusing
you had been reusing
they had been reusing
Conditional
I would reuse
you would reuse
he/she/it would reuse
we would reuse
you would reuse
they would reuse
Past Conditional
I would have reused
you would have reused
he/she/it would have reused
we would have reused
you would have reused
they would have reused
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reuse - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
rehash - present or use over, with no or few changes
reclaim, recover - reuse (materials from waste products)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
znovu použít
genbruge
käyttää uudelleen
ponovno upotrijebiti
再使用する
다시 사용하다
herbruikenhergebruikenopnieuw gebruiken
återanvända
ใช้อีก
tái sử dụng

reuse

يُعْيدُ اِسْتِخْدام znovu použít genbruge wieder verwenden ξαναχρησιμοποιώ reutilizar käyttää uudelleen réutiliser ponovno upotrijebiti riutilizzare 再使用する 다시 사용하다 opnieuw gebruiken bruke om igjen użyć ponownie reutilizar повторно использовать återanvända ใช้อีก yeniden kullanmak tái sử dụng 再使用
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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One form of reuse for radials is to grind the tires into asphalt, and the steel belt is removed magnetically.
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