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use; utilization

NounSino-Korean: 利用

  1. 1

    use; utilization

    The act of using something as occasion demands in a way that is helpful or beneficial to one.

    Korean definition: 대상을 필요에 따라 이롭거나 쓸모가 있게 씀.

    • I prefer using a convenient card to cash.

    • My grandmother doesn't know well how to use a cell phone, so she always uses the home phone.

  2. 2

    exploitation; use

    The act of using someone or something as a means to satisfy one's own interests.

    Korean definition: 다른 사람이나 대상을 자신의 이익을 채우기 위한 수단으로 씀.

    • Since I know a lot of people, those around me often use me as a matchmaker.

    • After retiring, I felt like I had become someone discarded by society, no longer of any use.