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EN[ˈjuːzɪŋ]
US

    Definition of using in English Dictionary

  • NounPLusingsSUF-ing
    1. use.
    2. Verb
      1. present participle of use.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • After 24 h, the thicknesses of the ear and hind paw were measured using a digital microcaliper.
          • Bacteria were plated on trypticase soy agar (TSA), incubated at 37 °C for 15 h and subsequently diluted using the McFarland optical density standard.
          • Lisicki recovered quickly enough and broke once again at 1-1, using her heavy to serve to dominate before a sweetly-struck backhand down the line closed out the set after 43 minutes.
        2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
          • Using the recently developed method of nasosorption with synthetic adsorptive matrices (SAM), a series of samples were taken.
          • Using the 3D rotation task, Hotting and coworkers observed no difference in spatial reasoning between endurance and nonendurance training.
          • Using a time machine caused Gene serious confusion. - [1]
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Countable nouns
          • Verbs
            • Verb forms
              • Participles
                • Present participles
          Related Links:
          1. en usings
          2. en using up
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of using for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "using" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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