avail
/əˈveɪl/ verb C1- To turn to the advantage of. · I availed myself of the opportunity.
- To be of service to. · Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
- To promote; to assist.
- To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. · The plea in court must avail.· This scheme will not avail.
- To provide; to make available.
- To use or take advantage of (an opportunity or resource). · You can avail discounts on food.
He/she/it avails · Past availed · Past participle availed · -ing form availing
Verb forms
- Base form
- avail
- He/she/it
- avails
- Past
- availed
- Past participle
- availed
- -ing form
- availing
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Even Diana’s efforts as a peacemaker were of no avail.
“My dear madam,” he replied, “this invitation is particularly gratifying, because it is what I have been hoping to receive; and you may be very certain that I shall avail myself of it as soon as possible.”
I spent the whole of yesterday evening in making enquiries entirely without avail.
It was not until Lestrade succeeded in getting his hand inside his neckcloth and half-strangling him that we made him realize that his struggles were of no avail; and even then we felt no security until we had pinioned his feet as well as his hands.
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