useful

use·ful  (ysfl)

adj.

1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.

2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.

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useful·ly adv.

useful·ness n.

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useful [ˈjuːsfʊl]

adj

1. able to be used advantageously, beneficially, or for several purposes; helpful or serviceable

2. Informal commendable or capable a useful term's work

n

(Business / Professions) Austral informal an odd-jobman or general factotum

usefully  adv

usefulness  n

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useful

• alpha version, preview version, beta version - Alpha version describes a development status that usually means the first complete version of a program or application, which is most likely unstable, but is useful to show what the product will do to, usually, a selected group—and is also called preview version; the beta version is usually the last version before wide release, often tested by users under real-world conditions.
• index fossil - One useful for dating and demonstrating the relation between strata in which it is found.
• putti - Cupids that make themselves useful, as in old paintings; the singular is putto.
• decorative arts - Any of the arts that create entities that are both useful and beautiful.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	useful - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society" utile effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient" helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics" useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
	2.	useful - having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables" utilitarian functional - designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"

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useful

adjective helpful, effective, valuable, practical, of use, profitable, of service, worthwhile, beneficial, of help, fruitful, advantageous, all-purpose, salutary, general-purpose, serviceable The police gained useful information about the organisation.
useless, ineffective, worthless, inadequate, pants (slang), vain, unproductive, unhelpful, unbeneficial

Translations

useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] ADJ

1. (= valuable) [information, advice, tool] → útil; [discussion, meeting] → fructífero; [experience] → provechoso, útil
beans are a useful source of protein → las judías son una buena fuente de proteína
a useful player → un buen jugador, un jugador que vale
the time we spent in Spain was very useful → nuestra estancia en España fue muy provechosa
he's a useful person to know → es una persona que conviene conocer
it is very useful to be able to drive → es muy útil saber conducir
useful capacity → capacidad f útil
to come in useful → ser útil, venir bien
the machine has reached the end of its useful life → la máquina ha llegado al final de su periodo de funcionamiento
he lived a useful life → tuvo una vida provechosa
to make o.s. useful → ayudar, echar una mano
come on, make yourself useful! → ¡venga, haz algo!, ¡vamos, echa una mano!
this discussion is not serving any useful purpose → esta discusión no está sirviendo para nada útil or provechoso
I feel I am useful to the company → me parece que le soy de utilidad a or útil a la empresa

2. (= capable)
he's useful with his fists → sabe defenderse con los puños
he's useful with a gun → sabe manejar un fusil

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useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adj → utile
to be useful to sb → être utile à qn, servir à qn
to be useful for sb → être utile à qn
to be useful for sth → être utile pour qch
to be useful for doing sth → être utile pour faire qch
it is useful to do sth → il est utile de faire qch
It is useful to keep a diary → Il est utile d'avoir un agenda.
to come in useful → être utile

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useful

adj

→ nützlich; person, citizen, contribution, addition → wertvoll, nützlich; (= handy) tool, language → praktisch, nützlich; size → zweckmäßig; discussion → fruchtbar; life, employment → nutzbringend; it is useful for him to be able to … → das ist günstig or praktisch, dass er … kann; to make oneself useful → sich nützlich machen; he likes to feel useful → er hat gern das Gefühl, nützlich zu sein; he wants to be useful to others → er möchte anderen nützen; thank you, you’ve been very useful → vielen Dank, Sie haben mir/uns etc sehr geholfen; is that useful information? → nützt diese Information etwas?; to come in useful → sich als nützlich erweisen; we spent a useful week in London → wir waren eine Woche in London, was sehr nützlich war; that’s useful! (iro) → das nützt uns was!; he’s a useful man to know → es ist sehr nützlich ihn zu kennen; that advice was most useful to me → der Rat hat mir sehr genützt; that’s a useful thing to know → es ist gut das zu wissen; it has a useful life of 10 years → es hat eine Nutzungsdauer von 10 Jahren; the machine has reached the end of its useful life → die Maschine hat das Ende ihrer Nutzungsdauer erreicht; these drugs are useful in treating cancer → diese Medikamente sind bei der Krebsbehandlung nützlich; you may find it useful to discuss the problem with your doctor → es könnte hilfreich sein, wenn Sie das Problem mit Ihrem Arzt besprechen würden; to perform a useful function → eine sinnvolle Funktion haben; to prove useful → sich als nützlich erweisen; they ought to be doing something useful with their time → sie sollten etwas Sinnvolles mit ihrer Zeit anfangen

(inf) (= capable) player → brauchbar, fähig; (= creditable) score → wertvoll; to be useful with one’s hands → geschickt mit den Händen sein; he’s quite useful with a gun/his fists → er kann ziemlich gut mit der Pistole/seinen Fäusten umgehen

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useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adj

a. (gen) → utile
he's a useful man to know → è una conoscenza utile
that's a useful thing to know → buono a sapersi
it is very useful to be able to drive → saper guidare è molto utile
to make o.s. useful → rendersi utile
to come in useful → fare comodo, tornare utile

b. (fam) (capable, player) → bravino/a
he is useful with a gun → sa maneggiare il fucile

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