used
Because it is a word with a single syllable, used is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofused
- To utilize or employ.
- To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
Example: "soldiers who are used to hardships and danger"
- (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
Example: "I used to get things done."
- To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
Example: "to use an animal cruelly"
- To behave, act, comport oneself.
- That is or has or have been used.
Example: "The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers."
- That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
Example: "He bought a used car."
- Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
Example: "I got used to this weather."
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