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1avail — v. & n. v. 1 tr. help, benefit. 2 refl. (foll. by of) profit by; take advantage of. 3 intr. a provide help. b be of use, value, or profit. n. (usu. in neg. or interrog. phrases) use, profit (of no avail; without avail; of what avail?). Etymology …
2Avail — A*vail , n. 1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. [1913 Webster] The avail of a deathbed repentance. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.… …
3avail — I UK [əˈveɪl] / US noun to/of no avail formal without getting the effect you wanted or intended His words of encouragement were to no avail. II UK [əˈveɪl] / US verb Word forms avail : present tense I/you/we/they avail he/she/it avails present… …
4avail — a|vail1 [ ə veıl ] noun to/of no avail FORMAL without getting the effect you wanted or intended: His words of encouragement were to no avail. avail a|vail 2 [ ə veıl ] verb transitive FORMAL if you avail yourself of something, you use it: Only a… …
5avail — [əˈveɪl] noun I to no avail formal without getting the effect that you wanted[/ex] II verb avail [əˈveɪl] avail yourself of sth formal to use something[/ex] …
6to no avail — without any benefit or result. The boy pushed against the door to no avail something heavy was holding it shut. Usage notes: sometimes used in the phrase to little avail having almost no benefit or result: Security forces tried to disperse the… …
7to no avail — IN VAIN, without success, unsuccessfully, fruitlessly, for nothing. → avail * * * to/of/no avail formal phrase without getting the effect you wanted or intended His words of encouragement were to no avail. Thesaurus: unsuccessful …
8of\ no\ avail — • to no avail • of no avail I. adj. phr. formal Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. Tom s practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game. Mary s attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail. II. adv. phr. formal Without… …
9to\ no\ avail — • to no avail • of no avail I. adj. phr. formal Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. Tom s practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game. Mary s attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail. II. adv. phr. formal Without… …
10of no avail — to/of/no avail formal phrase without getting the effect you wanted or intended His words of encouragement were to no avail. Thesaurus: unsuccessfulsynonym …
