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# utilised

verb, past form of utilise (utilise, utilises, utilised, utilising); adjective (utilised)

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

## Everyday

1. (formal) Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#m1)
2. (formal) Put to work so that nothing is wasted: all the leftover wood was utilised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#m2)

### In the lessons

A stiff word of reports, exams and official writing; in everyday talk people just say "used". In maths exam questions it can mean how much of something was used (the fraction of the tank utilised). Phrases: fully utilised, under-utilised, utilised for, effectively utilised.

### Examples

- The empty classroom was utilised as a library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x1)
- (formal) Of the 40 seats, 32 were utilised during the event. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x2)
- (formal) Ascertain what fraction of the budget was utilised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x3)
- All the scraps of paper were utilised for the art project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x4)
- The new playground is not being fully utilised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x5)
- Solar panels utilised the sunshine to heat the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x6)
- We just used the old box, though the teacher said we "utilised" it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/#x7)

### Note

British spelling utilised; American spelling utilized. It is the past form and past participle of utilise. Usually "used" is simpler and better. In a maths problem "utilised" means used up or taken: if 32 of 40 seats were utilised, 8 were not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «utilised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«utilised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/utilised.html) on Mova free.