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- Dictionaryavail/əˈveɪl/
verb
- 1. help or benefit: literary "no amount of struggle availed Charles" Similar
- 2. use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource): Indian "you can avail discounts on food"
noun
- 1. use or benefit: "he begged her to reconsider, but to no avail"
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AVAIL definition: 1. use, purpose, advantage, or profit: 2. to help or be useful to someone or something: 3. to…. Learn more.
noun. : advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose : use. Their effort was of little/no avail. Phrases. avail oneself of or less commonly avail of. : to make use of : to take advantage of. They availed themselves of his services. Synonyms. Verb. advantage. benefit.
Avail definition: to be of use or value to; profit; advantage. See examples of AVAIL used in a sentence.
avail. /əˈveɪl/ IPA guide. Other forms: availed; availing; avails. To avail means to take advantage of an opportunity, the way you'd be crazy not to avail yourself of a chocolate milkshake on Free Milkshake Day at your local ice cream parlor.
to help or be useful to someone or something: Our efforts availed us nothing (= did not help). Indian English. to make use of something: Over a thousand learners have already availed the opportunity to study at our college.
To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end. Will force alone avail us? Webster's New World. To be of use, value, or advantage; serve. Halfway measures will no longer avail. American Heritage. (often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. I availed myself of the opportunity. Wiktionary. To be of service to.
Definition of avail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
