avail

  • 11avail of — avail (yourself) of (something) to use something for your own benefit. Many students avail themselves of government loan programs to help pay for college …

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  • 12avail — vb 1 *benefit, profit Analogous words: meet, answer, *satisfy, fulfill: *help, aid Contrasted words: harm, hurt, *injure, damage 2 utilize, employ, * …

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  • 13avail — [n] use account, advantage, applicability, appropriateness, fitness, service, usefulness; concept 680 avail [v] be of use; use account, advantage, answer, be adequate, benefit, fill, fulfill, meet, profit, satisfy, serve, suffice, work; concept… …

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  • 14Avail — A*vail , v. t. & i. See {Avale}, v. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15avail — I (be of use) verb aid, assist, assist in accomplishing a purpose, be good to, be of service, be of value, be profitable, be useful, benefit, bestead, bring to bear, confer a benefit on, do service, have efficacy, help, perform a function,… …

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  • 16Avail — Infobox musical artist Name = Avail Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Reston, Virginia, USA Genre = Melodic hardcore Punk rock Years active = 1987 ndash; present Label = Jade Tree Records Fat Wreck Lookout!… …

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  • 17avail — I n. (formal) aid 1) of little avail 2) to no avail II v. (formal) 1) intr. ( to help ) to avail against (nothing could avail against the enemy attack) 2) (d; refl.) ( to make use ) to avail of (she availed herself of the offer) * * * [ə veɪl]… …

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  • 18avail — a|vail1 [əˈveıl] n be to/of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want ▪ We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared. avail 2 avail2 v [Date: 1200 1300;… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19avail — [[t]əve͟ɪl[/t]] avails, availing, availed 1) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If you do something to no avail or to little avail, what you do fails to achieve what you want. [WRITTEN] His efforts were to no avail... I apologized repeatedly, but to …

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  • 20avail — 1 noun be to no avail/be of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want: We searched the whole area but all to no avail: Robbie had disappeared. 2 verb avail yourself of formal to accept …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English