French Conversation · Level 20
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French word
usage
Pronunciation
IPA/yzaʒ/
Meaning
- masculine nounuse
Example
L'usage du médicament est indiqué sur la boîte.
The use of the medication is indicated on the box.
More examples
Un usage courant de cette appli est de partager des photos.
A common use of this app is to share photos.
Core concept
A label, rule, or familiar practice that determines how something is used.
Common phrases
usage courant
common use
à l'usage de
for the use of
Similar words
utilisation: The act of using a tool or object for a specific purpose.
emploi: The use of a means or a period of time for a specific purpose.
habitude: A tendency to repeat a behavior in daily life.
coutume: A long-standing practice shared by a society or group.
Definition in French
Manière d'employer quelque chose, soit la façon prescrite ou habituelle d'utilisation.
Word origin
The noun usage is inherited through Old French from Latin usus, which derives from the verb uti, 'to use'.
Usage tips
- Usage sounds relatively formal in some contexts; se servir de or utiliser is often more natural when describing a particular act of using something.
Other meanings
- customnoun
Opposites
- abstentionabstentionnoun
- interdictionprohibitionnoun
Related words
- usuelusualadjective
- usuellementusuallyadverb