Collocations for use - noun

considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal | full, maximum
He made full use of the opportunity to travel.

excessive
a style of writing with an excessive use of metaphor

increased, increasing | constant, continued, daily, everyday, frequent, regular, repeated, routine
the daily use of a deodorant

wide, widespread
a campaign to encourage wider use of public transport

common, current, general, normal, ordinary
This software is no longer in common use.

limited | occasional | appropriate, careful, clever, correct, effective, efficient, good, judicious, legitimate, optimum, proper, safe, selective
Holding a lavish party was not the best use of scarce funds. | an efficient use of resources an article with a judicious use of examples | The layout of the furniture makes optimum use of the space available.

indiscriminate, poor | illegal, unauthorized | personal, private | external, internal
This antiseptic is for external use only.

home
fire extinguishers for home use

clinical, commercial, industrial | official | exclusive
for the exclusive use of club members

free
Guests have free use of the hotel swimming pool.

immediate
Only half the land was fit for immediate use.

drug, heroin, etc.
Drug use in this age group is on the increase.

land | language | energy | library

make
We made use of the car while you were away.

bring sth (back) into, come into
a technology which came into use at the end of the last century

go out of
The expression went out of use some time ago.

for ~
This phone number is only for use in an emergency.

in ~
The phone is in constant use.

ease of use
This model has been designed for greater ease of use.

for use as
The record is intended for use as background music.

ready for use
This room is now ready for use.

different | new

have
This herb has a variety of uses.

find, put sth to
Can you find a use for this old table? | Don''t throw that box away - I''m sure I could put it to some use.

a variety of uses

full
the full use of your mental faculties

have
Since his stroke he hasn''t had the use of his left hand.

give sb, offer (sb)
We gave them the use of our house while we were on holiday.

deny sb
They denied us use of the college library.

lose | recover, regain
After a while she regained the use of her fingers.

~ of
She lost the use of her legs in a car accident.

practical

be of
Could this old coat be of use to you?

have
I have no use for my golf clubs any more.

of … ~
It''s of no practical use to me.

~ to
Is it any use to you?

be no use
It''s no use running - the train has already gone.