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useful definition

use·ful (yo̵̅o̅s′fəl)

adjective

that can be used to advantage; serviceable; helpful; beneficial; often, having practical utility

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useful Synonyms

useful

modif.

valuable, beneficial, serviceable; see helpful 1.


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useful Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: The aim is for 75 % of attendees to find the training useful.

Modifies a noun

  • tool: They are a useful tool for carrying out a wide range of activity.

Modifying Another Word

  • particularly: These are particularly useful for people with very dry eyes.

Infinitive complement

  • refer: It is useful to refer to the example of Wilkin and Sons, which hon.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: A set of magazine files where journals can be kept in date order may prove useful here.

Preposition: for

  • anyone: Useful for anyone involved, or planning to be involved, in humanitarian assistance.
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useful quotes

Etre un homme utile m'a paru toujours quelque chose de bien hideux. To be useful has always seemed to me quite hideous.

-Baudelaire, Charles

Heureux, qui comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage, Ou comme cestuy la'   qui conquit la toison, Et puis est retourne¤  , plein d'usage et raison, Vivre entre ses parents le reste de son a"  ge! Happy is he who, like Ulysses, has taken a wondrous journey Or has won the Golden Fleece, And then returns home wise and useful To live in his homeland the rest of his days.

-Bellay,Joachim du

A science is said to be useful if its development tends to accentuate the existing inequities in the distribution of wealth, or more directly promotes the destruction of human life.

-Hardy, Godfrey Harold

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