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Meaning of 'avail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Avail [ n.]
- Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail.
- Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
2 . Avail [ v. i.]
- To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease.
3 . Avail [ v. t.]
- To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
- To promote; to assist.
4 . Avail [ v. t. & i.]
- See Avale, v.

Meaning of 'avail' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . avail [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a means of serving
Example in sentence:
  • of no avail;
  • there's no help for it
2 . avail [ v]
Meaning (2):
- use to one's advantage
Example in sentence:
  • He availed himself of the available resources;
  • She plays on her clients' emotions
Meaning (3):
- be of use to, be useful to
Example in sentence:
  • It will avail them to dispose of their booty
Meaning (4):
- take or use
Example in sentence:
  • She helped herself to some of the office supplies

Nearby Words:

ava avadavat avaiably availabilities availability available availableness availed availing availment

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