avail

🇺🇸 /əˈveɪl/ 🇬🇧 /əˈveɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

To help or be useful.

He tried to avail himself of the opportunity.

R

To work well in a situation.

The treatment did not avail the patient.

noun
R

How useful something is.

The avail of the tool was clear.

translation

v. To help or be useful.; To work well in a situation.
n. How useful something is.

Word Forms

3rd Present avails
Progressive availing
Past availed
Perfect availed
Plural avails