nutzen

Etymology
From, , from , (in ), from , ,. Compare modern.

The verb is originally restricted chiefly to Upper German and East Central German, the former preferring the form nutzen, the latter preferring nützen. By way of hypercorrection, nützen has now become a chiefly southern form. Low German and West Central German originally use other verbs, namely, for the transitive and  for the intransitive function. These areas prefer nutzen in modern standard German.

Verb

 * 1)  to make use of; to deploy; to exploit; to harness; to take (the opportunity of)
 * 2)  to be useful, to be of use, to do good
 * 3)  to benefit, to help, to do good to
 * 1)  to be useful, to be of use, to do good
 * 2)  to benefit, to help, to do good to
 * 1)  to benefit, to help, to do good to
 * 1)  to benefit, to help, to do good to
 * 1)  to benefit, to help, to do good to

Usage notes

 * There is a distinction between nutzen and . The former is used with opportunities or options, the latter is used with means or instruments. Sometimes this is just a matter of aspect. For example, “He uses the computer” can be phrased as Er benutzt den Computer (mere mechanical sense), or Er nutzt den Computer (implying that the computer is, in whatever way, an opportunity).

Synonyms

 * ; etwas