avail
a·vail
(ə-vāl′)v. a·vailed, a·vail·ing, a·vails
v.tr.
To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.
v.intr.
To be of use, value, or advantage; serve: Halfway measures will no longer avail.
n.
Use, benefit, or advantage: labored to no avail.
avail (oneself) of
To make use of.
[Middle English availen : a-, intensive pref. (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + Old French valoir, vail-, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]
a·vail′ing·ly adv.
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avail
(əˈveɪl)vb
1. to be of use, advantage, profit, or assistance (to)
2. avail oneself of to make use of to one's advantage
n
use or advantage (esp in the phrases of no avail, to little avail)
[C13 availen, from vailen, from Old French valoir, from Latin valēre to be strong, prevail]
aˈvailingly adv
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a•vail
(əˈveɪl)v.t.
1. to be of use, advantage, or value to; profit: All our efforts availed us little.
v.i.2. to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: Nothing you do will avail.
3. to be of value or profit.
n.4. effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective; advantage; use: His help was of no avail.
5. avails, Archaic. profits or proceeds.
Idioms:avail oneself of, to use to one's advantage; make use of.
[1250–1300; Middle English availe=a- a-2 + vaile < Old French vail-, s. of valoir < Latin valēre to be of worth]
a•vail′ing•ly, adv.
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avail
Past participle: availed
Gerund: availing
| Imperative |
|---|
| avail |
| avail |
| Present |
|---|
| I avail |
| you avail |
| he/she/it avails |
| we avail |
| you avail |
| they avail |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I availed |
| you availed |
| he/she/it availed |
| we availed |
| you availed |
| they availed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am availing |
| you are availing |
| he/she/it is availing |
| we are availing |
| you are availing |
| they are availing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have availed |
| you have availed |
| he/she/it has availed |
| we have availed |
| you have availed |
| they have availed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was availing |
| you were availing |
| he/she/it was availing |
| we were availing |
| you were availing |
| they were availing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had availed |
| you had availed |
| he/she/it had availed |
| we had availed |
| you had availed |
| they had availed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will avail |
| you will avail |
| he/she/it will avail |
| we will avail |
| you will avail |
| they will avail |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have availed |
| you will have availed |
| he/she/it will have availed |
| we will have availed |
| you will have availed |
| they will have availed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be availing |
| you will be availing |
| he/she/it will be availing |
| we will be availing |
| you will be availing |
| they will be availing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been availing |
| you have been availing |
| he/she/it has been availing |
| we have been availing |
| you have been availing |
| they have been availing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been availing |
| you will have been availing |
| he/she/it will have been availing |
| we will have been availing |
| you will have been availing |
| they will have been availing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been availing |
| you had been availing |
| he/she/it had been availing |
| we had been availing |
| you had been availing |
| they had been availing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would avail |
| you would avail |
| he/she/it would avail |
| we would avail |
| you would avail |
| they would avail |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have availed |
| you would have availed |
| he/she/it would have availed |
| we would have availed |
| you would have availed |
| they would have availed |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | avail - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance |
| Verb | 1. | avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| 2. | avail - be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" | |
| 3. | avail - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
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avail
noun
1. benefit, use, help, good, service, aid, profit, advantage, purpose, assistance, utility, effectiveness, mileage (informal), usefulness, efficacy His efforts were to no avail.
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avail
verbTo be an advantage to:
Idiom: stand someone in good stead.
1. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:
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Translations
إفادَه، نَفْع، جَدوى
bez výsledkuk ničemu
nytte
auttaahyödyttäähyötytulot
gagn; gagnslaus
perniek
derīgiveltīgi
avail
[əˈveɪl] (liter)
A. N it is of no avail → es inútil
to be of little avail → ser de poco provecho
of what avail is it to ...? → ¿de qué sirve ... + infin ?
to no avail → en vano
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avail
(əˈveil) : of no avail *to no availof no use or effect. He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.
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