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.

Idiom:

avail (oneself) of

To make use of.

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[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).]

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a·vail′ing·ly adv.

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

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.

avail

Past participle: availed
Gerund: availing

Imperative

avail

avail

Thesaurus

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.

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

Erfolgnutzlos

ayudar

auttaahyödyttäähyötytulot

aideropérer

gagn; gagnslaus

approfittareinutileinutilmentesenza profittoservire

perniek

derīgiveltīgi

avantajfaydakâryarar

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

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

²

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)

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. sukses إفادَه، نَفْع، جَدوى от полза съм efeito bez výsledku, k ničemu nutzlos nytte; til ingen nytte θετικό αποτέλεσμα, όφελοςen vano, inútil kasutu, kasutult بی فایده hyödytön sans effetלשווא लाभ उठाना korist hasztalan guna, faedah gagn; gagnslaus inutile 役にたつ 쓸모 있다 perniek veltīgi; derīgi tidak berhasil tevergeefsnytte; 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