Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Use, vb. 1) trans. a) to make use of, to employ: “he hath it when he cannot u. it,” Lucr. 862. “who heaven itself for ornament doth u.” Sonn. 21, 3. “I cannot blame thee for my love thou --st,” 40, 6. “a better spirit doth u. your name,” 80, 2. 82, 3. 133, 12. 139, 4. 145, 7. Tp. I, 1, 25. IV, 36. Gent. II, 4, 214. II, 7, 73. III, 1, 123. V, 3, 14 (will not u. a woman lawlessly; cf. Tim. IV, 3, 83. Oth. V, 2, 70). Wiv. II, 1, 5. II, 2, 244. II, 2, 244 V, 5, 77. Meas. II, 2, 109. Meas. II, 2, 109 IV, 2, 26. IV, 2, 26 Err. II, 2, 27. V, 103. Ado I, 2, 28. II, 1, 184. IV, 1, 329. V, 1, 124. V, 2, 20. LLL I, 1, 177. Merch. II, 2, 5. IV, 1, 81. IV, 1, 81 As V, 4, 111. Epil. As V, 4, 111 Shr. I, 1, 36. All's II, 3, 114. II, 5, 32. Tw. I, 5, 15. Wint. II, 1, 72. Wint. II, 1, 72 II, 2, 52. IV, 1, 4. IV, 4, 215. John III, 3, 11. IV, 1, 108. IV, 1, 108 IV, 2, 159. V, 1, 6. R2 III, 3, 42. H4A I, 3, 11. H4B III, 2, 309. V, 2, 115. V, 5, 134. H5 III, 7, 71. IV, 2, 62. V, 2, 151. H6A I, 3, 43. H6A I, 3, 43 II, 1, 81. H6C II, 2, 65. IV, 1, 42. V, 5, 45. R3 I, 3, 353. IV, 4, 396. V, 3, 309. Troil. V, 1, 104. Tim. I, 2, 87 “(that you would once u. our hearts).” II, 2, 188. 200 “(my occasions have found time to u. 'em toward a supply of money).” III, 1, 39. III, 2, 56 (I was sending to u. Lord Timon myself, i. e. to borrow money of him). IV, 3, 83 (they love thee not that u. thee; cf. Gent. V, 3, 14 and Oth. V, 2, 70). Mcb. II, 1, 43. V, 5, 29. Hml. II, 2, 3. Oth. V, 2, 70. Cymb. III, 5, 111 etc.
b) to practise customarily, to make a practice of: “do nothing but u. their abuses,” Meas. II, 1, 42 (Elbow's speech). “he hath not --d it before,” IV, 2, 121. “borrows money in God's name, the which he hath --d so long,” Ado V, 1, 320. “I do never u. it,” Merch. I, 3, 71 (viz to lend or borrow upon advantage). so long I daily vow to u. it (this exercise) Wint. III, 2, 243. “thou hast caused printing to be --d,” H6B IV, 7, 39. “all several sins, all --d in each degree,” R3 V, 3, 198. “if thou u. to beat me, I will . . . tell what thou art,” Troil. II, 1, 52. “to give forth the corn o'the storehouse gratis, as 'twas --d sometime in Greece,” Cor. III, 1, 114. “a trade that I may u. with a safe conscience,” Caes. I, 1, 14. “shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that --s it,” Hml. III, 2, 50. I have --d it (to be full of songs) “ever since thou madest thy daughters thy mothers,” Lr. I, 4, 187. “going shall be --d with feet,” III, 2, 94. “they have --d their dearest action in the tented field,” Oth. I, 3, 84.
Hence --d == accustomed: “a beggar that was --d to come so smug upon the mart,” Merch. III, 1, 48. “your greatness hath not been --d to fear,” Wint. IV, 4, 18. “--d to command, untaught to plead for favour,” H6B IV, 1, 122. “the people were not --d to be spoke to,” R3 III, 7, 29 (Qq wont). “the madams too, not --d to toil,” H8 I, 1, 24. “they were --d to bend,” Troil. III, 3, 71. “o'erbear what they are --d to bear,” Cor. III, 1, 250. “he hath been --d ever to conquer,” III, 3, 25. “you were --d to say extremity was the trier of spirits,” Cor. IV, 1, 3. Cor. IV, 1, 3 “my so --d a guest,” Per. I, 2, 3.
c) to practise in general, to do, to make, to apply to; joined with the most different nouns almost periphrastically: “so thou wilt buy and pay and u. good dealing,” Ven. 514. “they that fawned on him before u. his company no more,” Pilgr. 422. “more mickle was the pain that nothing could be --d to turn them both to gain,” Pilgr. 422 “they cannot u. such vigilance,” Tp. III, 3, 16. “treachery --d to Valentine,” Gent. II, 6, 32. “u. your patience,” Wiv. III, 1, 83 (Evans' speech). “an you u. these blows long,” Err. II, 2, 37. “you u. this dalliance to excuse your breach of promise,” IV, 1, 48. I make all use of it (my discontent), “for I u. it only,” Ado I, 3, 41 (== harbour it, have it). “this civil war of wits were much better --d on Navarre,” LLL II, 226. she should not u. a long one (passion) “for such a Pyramus,” Mids. V, 322. “u. all the observance of civility,” Merch. II, 2, 204. “u. your pleasure,” III, 2, 323 (do as you please). “u. thou all the endeavour of a man in speed to Padua,” III, 4, 48. “you may as well u. question with the wolf,” IV, 1, 73. “therefore u. thy discretion,” As I, 1, 152 (do as you please). “the stern brow and waspish action which she did u. as she was writing of it,” IV, 3, 10. “u. your manners discreetly in all kind of companies,” Shr. I, 1, 247. “u. a more spacious ceremony to the noble lords,” All's II, 1, 51. do not u. it oft (tempting him thus) H4A III, 1, 176. “rendered such aspect as cloudy men u. to their adversaries,” III, 2, 83 (Ff u. to do to). “u. lenity,” H5 III, 2, 26. “u. mercy to them all,” III, 3, 54. “to u. his good pleasure,” III, 6, 57. “what treachery was --d?” H6A I, 1, 68. “u. no entreaty, for it is in vain,” V, 4, 85. “words and threats shall be the war that Henry means to u.” H6C I, 1, 73. “while I u. further conference with Warwick,” III, 3, 111. “if we u. delay, cold biting winter mars our hoped-for hay,” IV, 8, 60. “u. careful watch,” R3 V, 3, 54. “we are ready to u. our utmost studies in your service,” H8 III, 1, 174. “to u. so rude behaviour,” IV, 2, 103. “we must u. expostulation kindly,” Troil. IV, 4, 62. “thou dost affect my manners and dost u. them,” Tim. IV, 3, 199. that thou wilt u. the wars as thy redress and “not as our confusion,” V, 4, 51. “nor with such free and friendly conference as he hath --d of old,” Caes. IV, 2, 18. “the rest is labour, which is not --d for you,” Mcb. I, 4, 44. “--ing those thoughts which should indeed have died,” III, 2, 10. “u. all gently,” Hml. III, 2, 6. “to u. some gentle entertainment to Laertes before you fall to play,” V, 2, 215. “knavery's plain face is never seen till --d,” Oth. II, 1, 321. “Antony will u. his affection where it is,” Ant. II, 6, 139.
d) to treat: “how Tarquin must be --d,” Lucr. 1195. “I have --d thee with humane care,” Tp. I, 2, 345. V, 72. Gent. IV, 4, 207. Wiv. III, 3, 42 (we'll u. this unwholesome humidity; with reticence of the adverb). Wiv. III, 3, 42 IV, 4, 26. V, 5, 173. Err. II, 2, 155. III, 2, 6. Mids. II, 1, 205. Mids. II, 1, 205 III, 2, 45. III, 2, 45 Shr. I, 1, 65. I, 2, 32. II, 111. All's I, 1, 229. V, 2, 23. Tw. II, 5, 31. III, 4, 171. IV, 2, 37. John IV, 1, 55. H4B II, 2, 150. V, 1, 33. H5 III, 2, 138. H5 III, 2, 138 H6A II, 5, 35. H6B II, 4, 82. H6C III, 2, 123. H6C III, 2, 123 IV, 3, 36. IV, 3, 36 R3 III, 2, 33. IV, 1, 103. Tit. IV, 2, 40. Tim. III, 1. Tim. III, 1 Cymb. III, 3, 8 etc.
e) to have, possess, occupy or enjoy for a time: “why dost thou u. so great a sum of sums, yet canst not live?” Sonn. 4, 7. “some necessaries that I needs must u.” Gent. II, 4, 188. “not of this country, though my chance is now to u. it for my time,” Meas. III, 2, 231. “I then did u. the person of your father; the image of his power lay then in me,” H4B V, 2, 73. “having great and instant occasion to u. fifty talents,” Tim. III, 1, 19. “heaven's bounty towards him might be --d more thankfully,” Cymb. I, 6, 79. cf. Ado I, 3, 41.
2) refl. to behave: “forgive me, if I have --d myself unmannerly,” H8 III, 1, 176.
3) intr. a) to be accustomed, to be wont: “where Adon --d to cool his spleen,” Pilgr. 76. “the unstained sword that you have --d to bear,” H4B V, 2, 114. Tp. II, 1, 175. Wiv. IV, 2, 58. As II, 3, 23. Tw. II, 4, 47. II, 5, 104. H4A III, 2, 83 (Ff u. to do to their adversaries, Qq u. to their a.). H5 IV, 7, 70. H6B IV, 2, 107. H6B IV, 2, 107 H6C V, 5, 75. Troil. III, 3, 73. Rom. II Chor. Rom. II Chor. III, 5, 191. Caes. I, 2, 72. Caes. I, 2, 72 Hml. II, 2, 48. Ant. II, 5, 32. III, 7, 66. Per. II, 1, 66 etc.
b) to do, to deal, to dispose: “brought him hither, to use as you think needful of the man,” Tit. V, 1, 39.