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avail
[ uh-veyl ]
verb (used with object)
- to be of use or value to; profit; advantage:
All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
verb (used without object)
- to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help:
His strength did not avail against the hostile onslaught.
- to be of value or profit.
noun
- advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
His belated help will be of little or no avail.
- avails, Archaic. profits or proceeds.
avail
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to be of use, advantage, profit, or assistance (to)
- avail oneself ofto make use of to one's advantage
noun
- use or advantage (esp in the phrases of no avail, to little avail )
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·iԲ· adverb
- ܲa· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of avail1
Idioms and Phrases
- avail oneself of, to use to one's advantage:
They availed themselves of the opportunity to hear a free concert.
More idioms and phrases containing avail
In addition to the idiom beginning with avail , also see to no avail .Example Sentences
So, too, could the round of rejections he got after trying to shop around six demos to no avail, but despite the elements putting up a fierce battle, Adebimpe prevailed.
The stylist’s daughter found his bloody body, called 911 and tried desperately to save him — to no avail.
Juric treated the technical area as optional, spending more time out of it than in, often crouching down, repeatedly shouting instructions but all to no avail as the Saints were relegated to the Championship.
When Silvanna arrived at the hospital, medical staff assumed the lifesaving measures to no avail, and she was pronounced dead, according to the medical examiner.
Children and young people experiencing gender dysphoria can avail of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust's Knowing Our Identity Service which has a small number of staff with specialised skills.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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