No. 1,973 in Spanish

utilizó

"Utilizó" means "used."

In a sentence

Ella utilizó su conocimiento para resolver el problema.
She used her knowledge to solve the problem.
Utilizó is used as the third person singular preterite form of the verb 'utilizar' which means 'to use'.
El carpintero utilizó herramientas especiales para construir la mesa.
The carpenter used special tools to build the table.
Utilizó highlights the deliberate use of tools to fulfill a specific task in past tense.
Mi amigo utilizó su teléfono para tomar una foto del paisaje.
My friend used his phone to take a picture of the landscape.
Utilizó is applied to show the specific use of an object (phone) for a purpose (taking a picture) in the preterite tense.

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