reuse

CEFRB1

/ɹiːˈjuːs/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To use something again instead of throwing it away.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).

Examples

  • I'm made from recycled plastic. Please reuse or recycle me!

  • The 3 Rs are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiːˈjuːz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To use again, or in another place.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

  2. The act of using again, or in another place.

More examples

In context

  • Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.

  • The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.

  • The estimated 2.7 million cubic metres of chalk and flint excavated from each tunnel (and then mixed with water to create slurry) will be treated and then reused to landscape the site and create a 127-hectare chalk grassland habitat.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The school encourages students to blank old paper for art projects instead of throwing it away.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From re- + use.