avail[verb]Synonyms:- benefit, aid, assist, be of advantage, be useful, help, profit
[noun]Synonyms:- benefit, advantage, aid, good, help, profit, use
Contrasted words: damage, harm, hurt, injure, inappropriateness, unsuitableness
Related Words: answer,
fill,
fulfill,
meet,
satisfy,
interest,
appositeness,
suitability [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. a‧vail1 /əˈveɪl/
noun to/of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want:
We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. avail2 verb[
Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: vail 'to be of use' (13-17 centuries), from Old French valoir]
avail yourself of something formal to accept an offer or use an opportunity to do something:
How many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year? [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲