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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.
Idiom: 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 |
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| I avail |
| you avail |
| he/she/it avails |
| we avail |
| you avail |
| they avail |
| Preterite |
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| I availed |
| you availed |
| he/she/it availed |
| we availed |
| you availed |
| they availed |
| Present Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| I had availed |
| you had availed |
| he/she/it had availed |
| we had availed |
| you had availed |
| they had availed |
| Future |
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| 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 |
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| I would avail |
| you would avail |
| he/she/it would avail |
| we would avail |
| you would avail |
| they would avail |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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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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"
3. avail - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
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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.
avail yourself of something make use of, use, employ, exploit, take advantage of, profit from, make the most of, utilize, have recourse to, turn to account Guests should feel at liberty to avail themselves of your facilities.
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avail
verbnoun
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)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
avail
[əˈveɪl] vt
to avail o.s. of sth [+ offer, opportunity, service] → user de qch, profiter de qch
to avail o.s. of sth [+ offer, opportunity, service] → user de qch, profiter de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
avail
2vr to avail oneself of something → von etw Gebrauch machen ; to avail oneself of the opportunity of doing something → die Gelegenheit wahrnehmen or nutzen, etw zu tun
vi (form) → helfen ; nothing could avail against their superior strength → gegen ihre Überlegenheit war nichts auszurichten
n of no avail → erfolglos, ohne Erfolg, vergeblich ; of little avail → wenig erfolgreich, mit wenig or geringem Erfolg ; his advice was/his pleas were of no/little avail → seine Ratschläge/Bitten haben nicht(s)/wenig gefruchtet ; to no avail → vergebens, vergeblich ; to little avail → ohne großen Erfolg ; of what avail is it to ...? (liter) → was nützt es, zu ...?; and to what avail? (liter) → und zu welchem Behuf? (old form)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
avail
[əˈveɪl]2. vt to avail o.s. of (opportunity) → servirsi di, approfittare or approfittarsi di ; (rights) → (av)valersi di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
avail
(əˈveil) : of no avail *to no avail of no use or effect. He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail. sukses إفادَه، نَفْع، جَدوى от полза съм efeito bez výsledku, k ničemu nutzlos nytte; til ingen nytte θετικό αποτέλεσμα, όφελος en vano, inútil kasutu, kasutult بی فایده hyödytön sans effet לשווא लाभ उठाना korist hasztalan guna, faedah gagn; gagnslaus inutile 役にたつ 쓸모 있다 perniek veltīgi; derīgi tidak berhasil tevergeefs nytte; nytteløs, til ingen nytte na nic, daremnie بی ګټی efeito în zadar бесполезный bez výsledku brez učinka bez uspeha nytta, till ingen nytta เป็นประโยชน์ boşuna, faydasız 無用,徒勞無功 некорисний; марний بے فائدہ không có hiệu quả 無效
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