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useth

verb, old form of «uses» (he, she, it)

«useth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he useth» = «he uses».

Examples

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: uses.

On Mova

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