Grammatical class

Verb

user

to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in

Details

Syllables

u-ser

Phonetics

y.ze

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

5298

Freq. (movies)

8132

Freq. (news)

13456

Sentences

Ne m’obligez pas à user de la force.

Don't make me use force.

A2

Mes pieds me font si mal, je pense que j'ai dû les user jusqu'à l'os en courant.

My feet hurt so much, I think that I must have run them right through to the bone.

A2

Trois kilomètres à pied, ça use les souliers.

Three kilometers on foot wears out the shoes.

B1

Ils pourraient user de notre aide.

They could do with our help.

B1

Certaines femmes aiment tellement leur mari que, pour ne pas l'user, elles prennent ceux de leurs amies.

Some women love their husband so much, that, in order not to wear him out too much, they borrow their friends' husbands.

B1

On pensait auparavant que seuls les humains pouvaient user du langage.

People used to think that only humans could use language.

B2

Les castors doivent constamment user leurs dents en rongeant des arbres.

Beavers must always wear down their teeth by chewing on trees.

B2