Amused vs Used - What's the difference?
amused | used |
(amuse)
Pleasurably entertained.
Displaying amusement.
(usually, with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).
(use)
* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75
(intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]
That is or has or have been used.
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Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
* 1965 , (Bob Dylan), (Like a Rolling Stone)
As verbs the difference between amused and used
is that amused is (amuse) while used is (use).As adjectives the difference between amused and used
is that amused is pleasurably entertained while used is that is or has or have been used.amused
English
Verb
(head)- While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.
- He was amused to note the disarray of his opponents.
- He was very amused by the lyrics.
- She was amused with their antics.
- The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused .
Anagrams
*used
English
Verb
(head)- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used .
- You used me!
- He used to live here, but moved away last year.
Adjective
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- Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street and now you're gonna have to get used to it.
