FromDutchgebruik (noun) andgebruiken (verb).

• IPA^(key): /χəˈbrœi̯k/

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gebruik (pluralgebruike)

1. use;usage
2. custom;mores

gebruik (presentgebruik,present participlegebruikende,past participlegebruik)

1. (transitive) touse

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈbrœy̯k/

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• Hyphenation:ge‧bruik
• Rhymes:-œy̯k

FromMiddle Dutchgebruuc. Equivalent to adeverbal fromgebruiken.

gebruik n (pluralgebruiken,diminutivegebruikje n)

1. use

   ingebruik nemen ―to put intouse

2. custom,practice

   Hetgebruik van het schudden van handen is een veelvoorkomende gewoonte in veel culturen. ―Thecustom of shaking hands is a common practice in many cultures.

• Afrikaans:gebruik

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gebruik

1. inflection ofgebruiken:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

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