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   avail

   /əˈveɪl/

   verb

   • 1. help or benefit: literary "no amount of struggle availed Charles" Similar helpaidassistbenefitbe of use tobe useful toprofitbe of advantage tobe of service to
   • 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"

   Word Origin Middle English: from obsolete vail ‘be of use or value’ (apparently on the pattern of pairs such as amount, mount), from Old French valoir, from Latin valere ‘be strong, be of value’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAVAIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › availAvail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AVAIL is to be of use or advantage : serve. How to use avail in a sentence.

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   Avail definition: to be of use or value to; profit; advantage. See examples of AVAIL used in a sentence.

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   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. Sometimes avail is used to mean "help," and in that case it can be used in a sentence like "Nothing seemed to avail me, not even winning the lottery."

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. to be of use, advantage, profit, or assistance (to) 2. → See avail oneself of 3. use or advantage (esp in the.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › avail_2avail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of avail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishavail | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   avail definition: without success, especially after a lot of effort: . Learn more.