have one's uses

use *****

Verb

używać [TRANSITIVE]
I've never used this program before. (Nigdy wcześniej nie używałem tego programu.)

Use your imagination. (Użyj swojej wyobraźni.)

I use this cream every day. (Używam tego kremu codziennie.)
korzystać (np. z telefonu, toalety) [TRANSITIVE]
Can I use your phone? (Czy mogę skorzystać z twojego telefonu?)

I need to use the bathroom. (Muszę skorzystać z toalety.)
zużywać [TRANSITIVE]
Don't use all the butter! (Nie zużyj całego masła!)

You used too much water last month. (W zeszłym miesiącu zużyliście za dużo wody.)
wykorzystywać (np. kogoś do swoich celów) [TRANSITIVE]
Stop using me, I'm not your toy! (Przestań mnie wykorzystywać, nie jestem twoją zabawką!)

He used her and left her. (On ją wykorzystał i porzucił.)
używać (w mowie lub w piśmie) [TRANSITIVE]
We don't use that word anymore. (Nie używa się już tego słowa.)

He's using that word too often. (On używa tego słowa zbyt często.)
używać, wykorzystywać (np. przewagę) [TRANSITIVE]
Use your strength to win this duel! (Wykorzystaj swoją siłę, aby wygrać ten pojedynek!)

He always uses his intelligence. (On zawsze wykorzystuje swoją inteligencję.)
brać używki, brać [TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE]
I have never used. (Nigdy nie brałem używek.)

My parents discovered that I use. (Moi rodzice odkryli, że biorę używki.)

Substantiv

użycie, użytek, użytkowanie [UNCOUNTABLE]
This room is not in use. (Ten pokój nie jest w użyciu.)

Nowadays computers are in use all the time. (W dzisiejszych czasach komputery są w ciągłym użyciu.)

Try to make good use of this English course. (Postaraj się zrobić dobry użytek z tego kursu języka angielskiego.)

They have free use of the swimming pool by the hotel. (Przysługuje im darmowe użytkowanie basenu przy hotelu.)
zastosowanie, użytek, wykorzystanie [COUNTABLE]
What is the use of this item? (Jakie jest zastosowanie tego przedmiotu?)

I consider reading a good use of my time. (Uważam czytanie za dobrze wykorzystanie mojego czasu.)
sposób użycia, kontekst użycia, znaczenie (np. słowa) [COUNTABLE]
This word has multiple uses. (To słowo ma wiele znaczeń.)

Is this a correct use of this word? (Czy to jest poprawny sposób użycia tego słowa?)

Idiom

But in politics, the anger of the public can have its uses.

One could say that tonight, too, medicine had its uses.

Anger is bad, but sometimes, well, it has its uses.

We have committees for this purpose, and sometimes reading a good book has its uses.

"He did; money has its uses when you know where to put it.

The current treaty is certainly inadequate, but it has its uses.

The book is said to have its uses, however.

But even bad art can sometimes have its uses.

But lying has its uses; in this case, I'd get my answer.

Car descendants may encounter times when it has its uses.

If we can't give them what they want, a cash offer might have its uses.

However, it occurred to him that for once curiosity might have its uses.

Yet the farm still had its uses as part of the Wizard's defense plans.

The internet has its uses, but it hasn't so far taken the place of the physical book.

And her believing he was a member of a Clan had its uses.

"But there are times when a rolled up newspaper on the nose has its uses."

It also has its uses in traditional medicine, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

Injecting a different perspective of this kind part way through a project can also have its uses.

But disappointment made him angry - and anger had its uses.

The dust was thick and clinging, but it had its uses.

Each type has its uses, and all are equivalent by simple transformations.

I put one leg on either side of his knees, and found the short skirt did have its uses.

As an adult, he found it had its uses.

"Having a private plane has its uses," he said, smiling.

"Well, pride has its uses, but not in my establishment."