avail

  • 31avail — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, Anglo French availler, probably from a (from Latin ad ) + valer, valoir to be of worth, from Latin valēre more at wield Date: 14th century intransitive verb to be of use or advantage ; serve < our best efforts&#8230; …

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  • 32avail — 1. verb a) To turn to the advantage of I availed myself of the opportunity. b) To be of service to. Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. Ant: disavail …

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  • 33avail — See: to no avail or of no avail …

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  • 34avail — verb 1》 (avail oneself of) use or take advantage of. 2》 help or benefit. noun (usu. in phr. of/to no avail) use or benefit. Origin ME: from obs. vail, from OFr. valoir, from L. valere be strong, be of value …

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  • 35avail of — phrasal see avail oneself of …

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  • 36avail — I. , v. a. == bring down, lower. O. and N. 1683. Fr. avaler II. , v. n. == help, be of avail. Body and S. 188. Fr. valoir …

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  • 37avail — v 1. profit, benefit, help, get, serve, bestead, advantage, Archaic. boot; work, be effective, be efficacious, do, do the trick, succeed. 2. avail oneself of make good use of, make the most of, take advantage of, exploit, use, use to best&#8230; …

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  • 38avail yourself of something — formal phrase if you avail yourself of something, you use it Only a few companies have availed themselves of the free training programme. Thesaurus: to use something, or to be usedsynonym Main entry: avail * * * aˈvail yourself of sth …

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  • 39avail yourself of something — 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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  • 40avail yourself 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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