Word: Avail
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈveɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
help or benefit
Short Definition:help or benefit
Examples:- no amount of struggle availed Charles
Definition:
use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource)
Short Definition:use or take advantage of
Examples:- you can avail discounts on food
Word: Avail
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈveɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
use or benefit
Short Definition:use or benefit
Examples:- he begged her to reconsider, but to no avail
- calls to tech support have been of no avail
- Latin was of little avail in the practical affairs of life
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