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- Dictionaryuseful/ˈjuːsf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways: "aspirins are useful for headaches" Similar Opposite
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effective; helping you to do or achieve something: A good knife is probably one of the most useful things you can have in a kitchen. Do the exercises serve any useful purpose? Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. useful These useful gadgets should find a home in every kitchen. helpful They gave us some really helpful advice.
1. : capable of being put to use. especially : serviceable for an end or purpose. useful tools. 2. : of a valuable or productive kind. do something useful with your life. usefully. ˈyüs-fə-lē. adverb. Synonyms. actionable. applicable. applicative. applied. functional. practicable. practical. serviceable. ultrapractical.
adjective. us / ˈjuːs.f ə l / uk / ˈjuːs.f ə l / Add to word list. A2. effective; helping you to do or achieve something: A good knife is probably one of the most useful things you can have in a kitchen. Do the exercises serve any useful purpose? Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
If you can use something, it's useful. Useful things are handy for whatever you're doing. If something is just what you need or you just find it helpful, then it's useful.
(juːsfʊl ) 1. adjective A2. If something is useful, you can use it to do something or to help you in some way. The slow cooker is very useful for people who go out all day. [ + for] Hypnotherapy can be useful in helping you give up smoking. [ + in] The police gained a great deal of useful information about the organization.
Definition of useful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society. 2. of practical use; producing material results; supplying common needs. [1585–95] use′ful•ly, adv. use′ful•ness, n.
Useful definition: being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect. See examples of USEFUL used in a sentence.
useful meaning, definition, what is useful: helping you to do or get what you want: Learn more.
USEFUL definition: 1. helping you to do or achieve something: 2. to be useful and help someone do or achieve…. Learn more.
