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Meaning of "ill-use" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ILL-USE

ˈɪlˈjuːz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL-USE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ill-Use is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ill-use in English.

WHAT DOES ILL-USE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill-use in the English dictionary

The definition of ill-use in the dictionary is to use badly or cruelly; abuse; maltreat. Other definition of ill-use is harsh or cruel treatment; abuse.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ILL-USE

PRESENT

Present
I ill-use
you ill-use
he/she/it ill-uses
we ill-use
you ill-use
they ill-use
Present continuous
I am ill-using
you are ill-using
he/she/it is ill-using
we are ill-using
you are ill-using
they are ill-using
Present perfect
I have ill-used
you have ill-used
he/she/it has ill-used
we have ill-used
you have ill-used
they have ill-used
Present perfect continuous
I have been ill-using
you have been ill-using
he/she/it has been ill-using
we have been ill-using
you have been ill-using
they have been ill-using
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ill-used
you ill-used
he/she/it ill-used
we ill-used
you ill-used
they ill-used
Past continuous
I was ill-using
you were ill-using
he/she/it was ill-using
we were ill-using
you were ill-using
they were ill-using
Past perfect
I had ill-used
you had ill-used
he/she/it had ill-used
we had ill-used
you had ill-used
they had ill-used
Past perfect continuous
I had been ill-using
you had been ill-using
he/she/it had been ill-using
we had been ill-using
you had been ill-using
they had been ill-using
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ill-use
you will ill-use
he/she/it will ill-use
we will ill-use
you will ill-use
they will ill-use
Future continuous
I will be ill-using
you will be ill-using
he/she/it will be ill-using
we will be ill-using
you will be ill-using
they will be ill-using
Future perfect
I will have ill-used
you will have ill-used
he/she/it will have ill-used
we will have ill-used
you will have ill-used
they will have ill-used
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ill-using
you will have been ill-using
he/she/it will have been ill-using
we will have been ill-using
you will have been ill-using
they will have been ill-using
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ill-use
you would ill-use
he/she/it would ill-use
we would ill-use
you would ill-use
they would ill-use
Conditional continuous
I would be ill-using
you would be ill-using
he/she/it would be ill-using
we would be ill-using
you would be ill-using
they would be ill-using
Conditional perfect
I would have ill-use
you would have ill-use
he/she/it would have ill-use
we would have ill-use
you would have ill-use
they would have ill-use
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ill-using
you would have been ill-using
he/she/it would have been ill-using
we would have been ill-using
you would have been ill-using
they would have been ill-using
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ill-use
we let´s ill-use
you ill-use
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ill-use
Past participle
ill-used
Present Participle
ill-using
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILL-USE

abuse · accuse · amuse · confuse · diffuse · dues · excuse · fuse · Hughes · Matthews · muse · news · over-use · refuse · reuse · Syracuse · underuse · use · values · virtues

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL-USE

ill-humouredly · ill-informed · ill-judged · ill-mannered · ill-manneredly · ill-natured · ill-naturedly · ill-naturedness · ill-nourished · ill-omened · ill-prepared · ill-sorted · ill-starred · ill-suited · ill-tempered · ill-temperedly · ill-timed · ill-treat · ill-treatment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL-USE

because · blouse · cause · child abuse · cost-in-use · Father of the House · guesthouse · house · in-house · lady of the house · masseuse · mouse · pause · single-use · spouse · the House · the White House · Toulouse · warehouse · White House

Synonyms and antonyms of ill-use in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ill-use» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ILL-USE

Find out the translation of ill-use to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ill-use from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ill-use» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

不当使用
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

- usar mal
570 millions of speakers
en

English

ill-use
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार उपयोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء استخدام
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

жестокое использование
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

- mal uso
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অসদাচরণ করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

- mauvais usage
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak digunakan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

ill- Einsatz
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

悪い使用
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

병 사용
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Gerah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh sử dụng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான பயன்பாடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गैरवापर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hor kullanmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

maltrattare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

źle wykorzystanie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорстоке використання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

bolnav de utilizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακής χρήσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mislachdelen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ill- användning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ill- bruk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill-use

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-USE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of ill-use
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ill-use

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-USE»

Discover the use of ill-use in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill-use and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... 1951_Public buildings USE Public buildings-Illinois _Statistics, Medical NT Illinois Cooperative Health Information System Illinois, Downstate (Ill.) USE Downstate Illinois (Ill.) Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail (Ill.) USE Illinois and Michigan ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
2
Library of Congress Subject Headings
St. Ignatius' bean UF Strychnos ignatii St. James Calvary Cemetery (Shabbona, Ill.) USE Saint James Calvary Cemetery (Shabbona, Ill.) St. James's Square ( London, England) USE Saint James's Square (London, England) St. Jean family  ...
‎1989
3
The Quarterly Review
I am as deeply sensible of the impropriety of making an ill use of the incidents of private life, as it is possible any one can be, and flatter myself that what I have said in this connexion (?) will be clear of all exception. I would otherwise burn the  ...
William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, 1833
4
Quintilian's Institutes of the Orator. In Twelve Books
A syllogism may be thus formed : " Virtue is the only good : tor that must be the only good, which no one can make an ill use of: but no one can make an ill use of virtue: therefore virtue is the only good." An Enthymem, formed of consequents, ...
Marco Fabio Quintiliano, B. Law ((Londres)), J. Wilkie ((Londres)), 1774
5
The Works of Aurelius Augustine: A New Translation
What ill use doth falsehood make of the tongue ? Does not the false witness first both slay his own soul with his tongue, and then, after he has destroyed himself, endeavour to injure another ? He makes an ill use of the tongue, but the tongue ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Marcus Dods, 1873
6
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: In Four Books
... that complex Idea consists of ; and if it be decompounded, must be able to resolve it still on, till he at last comes to the simple Idea*, that make it up : And unless this be done, a Man makes an ill use of the Word, let it be Justice, for example, ...
John Locke, 1706
7
NPNF1-07. St. Augustine: Homilies on the Gospel of John; ...
What ill use doth falsehood make of the tongue? Does not the false witness first both slay his own soul with his tongue, and then, after he has destroyed himself, endeavor to injure another? He makes an ill use of the tongue, but the tongue is ...
Philip Schaff
8
Italian Pocket Dictionary: In Two Parts : I. Italian and ...
... m. interposition StramezzAre, to interpose StramoggiAnte, o. superfluous StranioggiAre, to abound StrampalAto, fl. extravagant (vulgar) [excessively Stranaménte, ad. rudely, strangely, St rani re, to alienate, remove; to ill use, abuse Stra natu ...
Giuspanio Graglia, J. Ouiseau, 1833
9
The Existence and Attributes of God
The objects are good in themselves, but the ill use of them is from man's corruption. Bathsheba was, by God's providence, presented to David's sight, but it was David's disposition moved him to so evil an act. What if God knew that he would ...
Stephen Charnock, 2001
10
Leverage: How Cheap Money Will Destroy the World
Leverage is both frightening in its reality and hopeful in that it gives us the tools to change our future. Leverage should be in every classroom in America."—Stephanie Jasky, founder, FedUpUSA.org
Karl Denninger, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL-USE»

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1
Osun, Nigeria and the wage arrears crisis
... might; and its corrupt institutions mere paper tigers, except when in ill-use; its mono-product economy 'largest in Africa' merely in its potential. «TheCable, Jul 15»
2
Women Body Is Her Temple,No Mediation In Rape Cases: HC
The decision sent shockwaves among ladies, she said, including, “As opposed to regarding tyke sex ill-use as the most grievous offense and ... «Mizo News, Jul 15»
3
Court to revise all evidence against ex-President Saakashvili
In the above mentioned case Saakashvili is charged with ill-use of the work related authority in accordance with the Georgian Penal Code's ... «Messenger.ge, Jun 15»
4
Internet bank hailed by tech firms, but doubtful by some experts
Rather, this may lead already large tech companies to become much bigger and the largest shareholder may ill-use it as their private money. «Korea IT Times, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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