reuse

Thân thiện

We must reuse the cardboard boxes for storage.

Definition

Verb: 1. To use again: To employ an item or material for a purpose after its initial use has concluded, often without significant reprocessing. 2. To use after processing: To employ an item or material again following some form of treatment or preparation, such as cleaning or refurbishment.

Usage

The verb "reuse" describes the action of giving an object a subsequent useful life. It emphasizes extending the utility of an item and is a core concept in waste reduction and sustainability. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object.

Examples

• Basic Usage:

  • Please reuse this glass jar for storing spices.
  • The company encourages employees to reuse paper by printing on both sides.
  • She cleverly reused the old wooden doors to make a table.

• With Processing Implied:

  • After washing, the bottles can be reused.
  • The software code was reused in the new application with minor modifications.

Advanced Usage

• "To be reused" (Passive Voice): Indicates the object is the recipient of the action.
  • Plastic containers should be thoroughly cleaned before they are reused for food.
• Conceptual Reuse: Applying an idea, method, or component in a new context.
  • The architect reused the design concept from her earlier project.

Variants and Related Words

• Reusable (adjective): Capable of being used more than once.
  • Bring a reusable bag to the grocery store.
• Reusability (noun): The quality or degree to which something can be reused.
  • The reusability of the packaging is a key selling point.

Synonyms

• Repurpose: To adapt for a use different from the original.
• Recycle: To process used materials to make new products (often involves breaking down the material).
• Employ again: A more formal way to express using something another time.

Related Phrases

• Single-use: Designed to be used only once (antonym concept).
  • Avoid single-use plastics whenever possible.
• Reuse and recycle: A common environmental slogan pairing the two concepts.

Học thuật

Verb

1. use again after processing
   • We must recycle the cardboard boxes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• recycle
• reprocess