phrasal verb · neutral
make use of
UK/meɪk ˈjuːs əv/US/meɪk ˈjus ʌv/make·USE·of
speakingtask2
to use something for a practical purpose
Examples
“We should make use of available data when writing the report.”
“She made good use of her free time to improve her English.”
“Local schools make use of volunteers for after‑school clubs.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the project, we deliberately made use of long‑term climate records to strengthen our conclusions.”
Collocations
- make use of available resources
- make use of technology
Word family
make use of (present) verbmade use of (past) verbmaking use of (gerund) verb
Common mistakes
make use→make use of
make use from→make use of
use of→make use of
Say it for a higher band
5use→6utilise→7+make use of
Synonyms
use
take advantage of
Easily confused
take advantage of
“They took advantage of the free trial to test the software.”
use
“Students use libraries to study after classes.”
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