The word "use" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it as a verb to mean "to employ or apply something to a given purpose," or "to take or consume something," or as a noun meaning "the act or practice of employing something," or "the capacity to be employed or used in a particular way." Example: She used the free time to catch up on her studies.
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Two were given a gel containing PRO 2000 (in different concentrations for each group), along with advice about how to use it, a regular supply of condoms and counselling on safe sexual practice and sexual health.
One is to use gels containing antiretroviral drugs.
Unlike the most reliable form of protection, a condom, it is the woman, not the man, who makes the ultimate choice about whether to use the gel.
The government should not tell women what to wear, the home secretary has said, amid ongoing debate over the use of full-face veils.
"Hacking is one of the most intrusive surveillance capabilities available to any intelligence agency, and its use and safeguards surrounding it should be the subject of proper debate.
Being a terminologist, I care about word choice. Ludwig simply helps me pick the best words for any translation. Five stars!
Maria Pia Montoro
Terminologist and Q/A Analyst @ Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union