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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.

Use, benefit, or advantage: labored to no avail.

Idiom:

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)

1. to be of use, advantage, profit, or assistance (to)

2. avail oneself of to make use of to one's advantage

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.

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.

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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Noun	1.	avail - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" help, service 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" help 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"

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

verb

To be an advantage to:

advantage, benefit, profit, serve.

Archaic: boot.

Idiom: stand someone in good stead.

noun

1. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:

account, advantage, benefit, profit, use, usefulness, utility.

2. Something beneficial:

advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, favor, gain, profit.

Translations

إفادَه، نَفْع، جَدوى

bez výsledkuk ničemu

nytte

Erfolg nutzlos

ayudar

auttaahyödyttäähyötytulot

aider opérer

gagn; gagnslaus

approfittare inutile inutilmente senza profitto servire

perniek

derīgiveltīgi

avantaj fayda kâr yarar

無效

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

B. VT → valer
to avail o.s. of → aprovechar(se de), valerse de

C. VI it avails nothing to + INFIN → de nada sirve + infin

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avail

[əˈveɪl]

vt
to avail o.s. of sth [+ offer, opportunity, service] → user de qch, profiter de qch

n
to no avail, of no avail → vain(e)
His efforts were to no avail → Ses efforts furent vains.
to little avail → sans grand résultat

avail

vr 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)

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avail

[əˈveɪl]

1. n of no avail → inutile
to no avail → invano, inutilmente

2. vt to avail o.s. of (opportunity) → servirsi di, approfittare or approfittarsi di; (rights) → (av)valersi di

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.

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His Dog availed himself of the occasion to invite a stranger Dog, a friend of his, saying, "My master gives a feast, and there is always much food remaining; come and sup with me tonight." The Dog thus invited went at the hour appointed, and seeing the preparations for so grand an entertainment, said in the joy of his heart, "How glad I am that I came!

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I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly.

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But Toby and I had our own game to play, and we availed ourselves of the confusion which always reigns among a ship's company preparatory to going ashore, to confer together and complete our arrangements.

This was the opportunity we desired, and Toby and I availed ourselves of it at once by stealing out of the canoe-house and plunging into the depths of an extensive grove that was in its rear.

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