# utilized

Pronunciation: say "YOO-tuh-lyzd" US /ˈju.tə.laɪzd/, AUS /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑezd/; UK say "YOO-ti-lyzd" /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪzd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of utilize. *(Canada)* — simple past and past participle of utilize
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of utilize. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The architects utilized recycled materials throughout the new library._
   - _Volunteers utilized donated trucks to deliver supplies to flooded towns._

## Adjective

2. Currently put to use rather than left idle or unused.
   - Simple: Being put to work or used, not empty or sitting idle.
   - _Fully utilized factories ran around the clock to meet the holiday orders._
   - _Engineers reported that the heavily utilized bridge would need repairs soon._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/utilized (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).