avail
avail definition
avail (ə vāl′)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end will force alone avail us?
Etymology: ME availen < OFr a (L ad), to + valoir, to be worth < L valere, to be strong: see value
noun
- effective use or help; advantage he tried, but to no avail
- Obsolete net proceeds; profits
avail Idioms
avail oneself of
to take advantage of (an opportunity, etc.); utilize
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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