Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aid | Be of use to; subserve; (instrument); benefit; render a service; (utility); conduce; (tend). |
Benevolence | Treat well; give comfort, smooth the bed of death; do good, do a good turn; benefit; (goodness); render a service, be of use; aid. |
Inexpedience | Verb: be beneficial; Adjective:; produce good, do good; profit; (be of use); benefit; confer a benefit. |
Utility | Adjective: useful; of use; Noun: serviceable, proficuous, good for; subservient; (instrumental).; conducive; (tending); subsidiary; (helping). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: OF USE |
| Etymologies containing "OF USE": Assiduate ♦ Circumlocution, Concettism ♦ Dianium, Disusage ♦ Exolete ♦ Idiotism, Inusitation ♦ malapropism ♦ Nonusance ♦ Obsolescent ♦ sinapism, succus ♦ Tropologize ♦ Upher, Usucaption. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Bit worse for lack of use. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Lyrics | Now everyone of use was made to suffer (Walking On Broken Glass; performing artist: Annie Lennox) | |
Clever | Be of use, but don't be used. (references; author: unknown) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Sold for want of use.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | My recently acquired knowledge-- now became of use.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Arrowsmith | Adversity, like winger weather, is of use to kill those vermin which the summer of prosperity is apt to produce and nourish. |
Francis Bacon | Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Through restitution in accordance with this Article, the price or the amount of compensation fixed by the application of paragraph (e) will be reduced by the actual value of the property restored, account being taken of compensation in respect of loss of use or deterioration. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This could be made of use. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Genital stimulation may be of use in increasing the erectile response in this setting. (references) | |
A national prospective study to identify the current patterns of use of FFP and related products. (references) | ||
Relatively short duration of use may be beneficial, but prolonged use appears to extend this benefit. (references) | ||
Business | The ease of use and prompt response to consumer financing needs are the key strengths of this approach. (references) | |
Each has advantages and disadvantages in terms of capital cost, ease of use, space requirements and degree of pollutant removal. (references) | ||
What follows is some very general information relating to distribution/ agents/ licensing/ and other areas which are of use when considering doing business in Denmark. (references) | ||
Economic History | Hong Kong | When evidence of use is required, such use must have been in Hong Kong. (references) |
Colombia | It is estimated that by the end of 2001, the number of use in computers in Colombia will exceed 3 million units. (references) | |
Guatemala | However, most retailers provide some sort of guarantee that covers problems that occur under normal conditions of use. (references) | |
Minorities | Cote d'Ivoire | However, the new law does not transfer a land title from the traditional owner to the user simply by virtue of use. (references) |
Political Economy | HONDURAS | The term for cancellation of a trademark for lack of use has been extended from one year to three years. (references) |
Dominica | The principal human rights problems are occasional instances of use of excessive force by police, poor prison conditions, societal violence against women and children, instances of discrimination against indigenous Carib Indians, and societal discrimination against female Caribs in mixed marriages. (references) | |
Political Rights | Zambia | Provisions for a continuous registration system were enacted too late to be of use in the December 27 elections. (references) |
Trade | Chile | Used goods are valued by the customs service according to the current new value of similar merchandise, discounting ten percent per year of use, up to a 70-percent discount. (references) |
Slovak Rep | The temporary import regime allows for commercial use of foreign goods (which must remain in the ownership of the foreign entity), such as machinery and equipment, with the obligation to pay only part of the import charges proportional to the period of use in Slovakia. (references) | |
Travel | Netherlands | Consumers must also be attracted to the product by label and packaging as well as ease of use. (references) |
Indonesia | A publication that may be of use to some business executives is "The Guide for Business Representatives," available for sale by contacting: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, tel.: (202) 512-1800, fax (202) 512-2250. Business travelers to Indonesia seeking appointments with U.S. Embassy-Jakarta officials should contact the U.S. Commercial Center in advance. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expressions using "OF USE": be of use ♦ be of use to ♦ context of use ♦ fall out of use ♦ foreseeable time of use ♦ go out of use ♦ grow out of use ♦ no longer of use ♦ out of use ♦ pass out of use. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "OF USE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | geskikt (appropriate, becoming, convenient, handy, opportune, seemly, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i vajtur (out of use), dal jashtë përdorimit (fall out of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مفيد (advantageous, available, beneficial, gainful, helpful, profitable, purposive, salutary, serviceable, stead, useful, wholesome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | послужвам (be of use, do, help, serve), излиза от употреба (fall out of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 頂用 (to be of use), 使用量 (usage amount, volume of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | stát se nepotřebným (fall out of use), neužívaný (out of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | passende (suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | geschikt (appropriate, becoming, convenient, handy, opportune, seemly, suitable), bruikbaar (suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | uzebla (suitable), taŭga (suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hyödyllinen (advantageous, of benefit, profitable, useful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | utile, propice, convenable, apte à. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | tauglich (able bodied, capable, fit, suitable, useful), tüchtig (able, ably, big, brave, capable, competent, efficient, efficiently, energetic, gallant, good and proper, hard, heartily, huge, proficient, soundly, strenuous, strenuously, suitable, vigorous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατά την διάρκεια θέρμανσης στην θερμοκρασία χρήσης τα καρβίδια του χρωμίου φέρονται εν διαλύσει και ο χάλυβας φερριτικοποιείται ολοκληρ (during heating to the temperature of use), προβλεπόμενη συνθήκη χρήσης (foreseeable condition of use), εκπίπτω των δικαιωμάτων μου λόγω ανεπαρκούς χρήσης (rights revoked for lack of use), εκτός χρήσης (discard, out of use), αναμενόμενος χρόνος χρήσεως (foreseeable time of use), δεν λειτουργεί (out of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | alkalmas (able, applicable, appropriate, apt, capable, competent, congenial, convenient, eligible, expedient, feasible, fit, fitting, friendly, handy, opportune, practical, qualified, right, suitable, susceptible, the ground plays well, timely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | utilizzabile (available, exploitable, serviceable, suitable, usable), utile (advantageous, advantagious, convenient, expedient, gains, helpful, instrumental, interest, profit, serviceable, subservient, suitable, useful, usefull, worthwhile), idoneo (able, capable, eligible, fit, suitable), capace (able, adept, capable, capacious, clever, competent, efficient, large, spacious, suitable), adatto (able, appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, capable, convenient, correct, due, fit, fitted, fitting, made, proper, right, suitable, suited). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 用法 (directions, rules of use), 用に立つ (to be of use), 為る (to be of use, to change, to cost, to do, to elapse, to pass, to play, to practice, to reach to, to serve as, to try), 使用方 (method of use), 使いかって (ease of use, user-friendliness), 廃れる (to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of use), 廃る (to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | すたれる (to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of use), すたる (to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of use), なる (to be of use, to bear fruit, to become, to change, to echo, to reach to, to resound, to ring, to roar, to rumble, to sound), しようほう (directions, method of use, use), つかいかって (ease of use, user-friendliness), ようほう (apiculture, beekeeping, directions, open reward, rules of use), ようにたつ (to be of use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | berguna (suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | usabel (suitable), adekuado (adequate, conforming, effective, effectual, efficacious, fitting, suitable), adekuá (effective, effectual, efficacious, suitable), adaptabel (adaptable, conforming, fitting, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ofay eusay conveniente (advisable, appropriate, becoming, beseeming, congenial, congruous, convenient, due, fitting, friendly gesture, handy man, opportune, proper, propolis, rightdown, seasonable, seemly, suitable, timely, well timed, wieldy), capaz (able, adequate, capable, cunning, efficient, forcible, habiliment, handy, sufficient, suitable, useful, wieldy), apto (able, apposite, apt, capable, fit, likely, ready, sufficient, suitable). (various references) folositor (advantageous, beneficial, effective, expedient, gainful, helpful, instrumental, profitable, purposeful, salutary, serviceable, sound, subservient, suitable, useful, wholesome). (various references) выходить из употребления (be out of use, fall into desuetude, fall into disuse, fall out of use, get into disuse, pass out of use), вышедший из употребления (dated, extinct, obsolete, out of use), неупотребительный (not in use, out of use, rarebit), пробел использования (gap of use). (various references) izaći iz upotrebe (fall out of use). (various references) vida útil (and upon which the rate of depreciation allowed will normally depend, foreseeable time of use, life, the period during which an asset is estimated to provide useful service to a business, useful life, working life), puesta fuera de servicio (discard, out of use), los estados participantes reafirman la necesidad de que se observe de modo estricto y efectivo como norma de conducta internacional la renuncia a la amenaza o al uso de la fuerza (as a norm of an international life, should be strictly and effectively observed, the participating states reaffirm the need that refraining from the threat of use of force), inoperante (inactive, ineffective, inoperative, out of use, useless), envío a la chatarra (discard, out of use), en el calentamiento a la temperatura de empleo, los carburos de cromo están disueltos, por lo que el acero se hace totalmente ferrítico (during heating to the temperature of use, so that the steel becomes fully ferritic, the chromium carbides are dissolved), desposeído de sus derechos por uso insuficiente (rights revoked for lack of use), condición de uso normal (foreseeable condition of use). (various references) komma ur bruk (fall into disuse, fall out of use, go out of use), gagna (avail, be of use to, benefit, consume, serve), användningsområde (application area of use). (various references) yararlı (advantageous, beneficial, benign, benignant, efficacious, good, handy, healthful, healthy, helpful, profitable, salubrious, salutary, sanative, sanatory, subservient, useful, wholesome), faydalı (advantageous, beneficial, benignant, favorable, favourable, helpful, profitable, rewarding, salutary, serviceable, useful, utilitarian, utility, valuable). (various references) вийти з ужитку (grow out of use), вимкнений (out of use, out of work), непрацюючий (idle, out of use, out of work), недіючий (inoperative, out of use, out of work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 2, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Peritomh men gar wfelei ean nomon prasshV ean de parabathV nomou hV h peritomh sou akrobustia gegonen |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Circumcisio quidem prodest si legem observes si autem praevaricator legis sis circumcisio tua praeputium facta est |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Besniðung hæfð weorð gif þu getruwast þære æ, ac gif þu brecast þa æ, eart þu swa þeah þu ne wærest besniðen. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For circumcisioun profitith, if thou kepe the lawe; but if thou be a trespassour ayens the lawe, thi circumsicioun is maad prepucie. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Circumcisio verely avayleth if thou kepe the lawe. But if thou breake the lawe thy circumcision is made vncircumcision. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keepest the law; but if thou art a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Romans Chapter 2, Verse 25 |
| Cebuano | Sa pagkatinuod, ang sirkunsisyon may kapuslanan kon magatuman ikaw sa kasugoan; apan kon magalapas ikaw sa kasugoan ang imong sirkunsisyon mahimo nang dili sirkunsisyon. |
| Croatian | Da, obrezanje koristi ako vršiš Zakon; ako pak kršiš Zakon, obrezanje tvoje postalo je neobrezanje. |
| Danish | Thi vel gavner Omskærelse, om du holder Loven; men er du Lovens Overtræder, da er din Omskærelse bleven til Forhud. |
| Dutch | Want de besnijdenis is wel nut, indien gij de wet doet; maar indien gij een overtreder der wet zijt, zo is uw besnijdenis voorhuid geworden. |
| Finnish | Ympärileikkaus kyllä on hyödyllinen, jos sinä lakia noudatat; mutta jos olet lainrikkoja, niin sinun ympärileikkauksesi on tullut ympärileikkaamattomuudeksi. |
| French | La circoncision est utile, si tu mets en pratique la loi; mais si tu transgresses la loi, ta circoncision devient incirconcision. |
| German | Die Beschneidung ist wohl nütz, wenn du das Gesetz hältst; hältst du das Gesetz aber nicht, so bist du aus einem Beschnittenen schon ein Unbeschnittener geworden. |
| Haitian Creole | Si ou fè sa lalwa a mande ou fè, sikonsizyon an gen valè pou ou. Men, si w'ap dezobeyi lalwa a, se tankou si ou pa t' janm sikonsi. |
| Hungarian | Mert használ ugyan a körülmetélkedés, ha a törvényt megtartod; de ha a törvényt áthágod, a te körülmetélkedésed körülmetéletlenséggé lett. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kalau Saudara taat kepada hukum agama Yahudi, maka sunat Saudara ada gunanya juga. Tetapi kalau Saudara tidak bisa mematuhi hal-hal yang diperintahkan dalam hukum itu, maka sunat Saudara tidak berlaku sama sekali. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun sunat itu sebenarnya berfaedah juga, jikalau engkau mengikut hukum Taurat itu; tetapi jikalau engkau menjadi pelanggar hukum Taurat, maka sunatmu itu pun menjadi batal. |
| Italian | La circoncisione è utile, sì, se osservi la legge; ma se trasgredisci la legge, con la tua circoncisione sei come uno non circonciso. |
| Latvian | Apgraizîðanai ir nozîme, ja tu izpildi likumu, bet ja tu esi likuma pârkâpçjs, tad tava apgraizîðana ir kïuvusi neapgraizîðana. |
| Maori | E whai tikanga ana hoki te kotinga, ki te mahia e koe te ture: tena ki te takahi koe i te ture, ka riro tou kotinga hei kotingakore. |
| Norwegian | For omskjærelsen har vel sin nytte om du holder loven; men er du en lov-bryter, da er din omskjærelse blitt til forhud. |
| Portuguese | Porque a circuncisão é, na verdade, proveitosa, se guardares a lei; mas se tu és transgressor da lei, a tua circuncisão tem-se tornado em incircuncisão. |
| Rumanian | Tqierea kmprejur, negrewit, este de folos, dacq kmplinewti Legea; dar dacq tu calci Legea, tqierea ta kmprejur ajunge netqiere kmprejur. |
| Russian | пВТЕЪБОЙЕ РПМЕЪОП, ЕУМЙ ЙУРПМОСЕЫШ ЪБЛПО; Б ЕУМЙ ФЩ РТЕУФХРОЙЛ ЪБЛПОБ, ФП ПВТЕЪБОЙЕ ФЧПЕ УФБМП ОЕПВТЕЪБОЙЕН. |
| Shuar | Muisais akupkamia nu Ashí umireakmeka nii timia Núnismek tsupirnaktin pénkeraiti. Tura takamtsuk umireachkumka tsupirnakcha Núnisketme. |
| Swahili | Kutahiriwa kwako kutakuwa na maana kama ukiitii Sheria. Lakini kama unaivunja Sheria, basi, ni afadhali ungalibaki bila kutahiriwa. |
| Swedish | Ty väl är omskärelse till gagn, om du håller lagen; men om du är en lagöverträdare, så är du med din omskärelse dock oomskuren. |
| Uma | Kita' to Yahudi mpo'uli' ria kalaua-na ada petini' -ta ntuku' Atura Pue'. Pai' ria mpu'u kalaua-na karatini' -ta toe, asala tatuku' mpu'u wa Atura Pue'. Aga ane tatiboki Atura Pue', uma ntoto ria kalaua-ta ratini'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-o-s-u" | |
-1 letter: feus, foes, fuse. | |
-2 letters: efs, feu, foe, fou, oes, ose, sou, sue, use. | |
-3 letters: ef, es, oe, of, os, so, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-o-s-u" | |
+1 letter: foetus, fucose. | |
+2 letters: befouls, bouffes, confuse, defocus, ferrous, focused, focuser, focuses, fondues, foulest, fucoses, fulsome, fungoes, furores, ourself, pouffes, profuse, refocus, souffle, sulfone. | |
+3 letters: confused, confuses, confutes, doofuses, effusion, fadeouts, fenurons, ferreous, fervours, feverous, flexuose, flexuous, flounces, flouters, focusers, focussed, focusses, foetuses, foreguts, foreruns, fortunes, fouettes, foulness, founders, foursome, frounces, fructose, furanose, hopefuls, housefly, houseful, outfaces, outfeast, outfeels, outfires, outflies, outfoxes, prefocus, refounds, souffled, souffles, sulfones, wamefous, yourself. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 46 55 53 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01000110 00100000 01010101 01010011 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O F   U S E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0046 0055 0053 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)49402555339 |
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