Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Bestselling Books: Nate the Great, Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) , Nate the Great Goes Undercover.
Usage is defined as the way that something is being used, or to the proper way to make use of something such as a word or phrase or tool. 1  When the power company measures how and when people use power, this is an example of a study of usage. 2  When you use a word incorrectly, this is an example of an improper usage.
use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that the thing is consumed or diminished in the process: I used all the butter. When applied to persons, use implies a selfish or sinister purpose: He used his friend to advance himself.