avail

v., a·vailed, a·vail·ing, a·vails.

v.tr.
To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.

v.intr.
To be of use, value, or advantage; serve: Halfway measures will no longer avail.

n.
Use, benefit, or advantage: labored to no avail.

idiom:

avail (oneself) of

1. To make use of.

[Middle English availen : a-, intensive pref. (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + Old French valoir, vail-, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong).]

availingly a·vail'ing·ly adv.

verb

To be an advantage to: advantage, benefit, profit, serve. Archaic boot. Idioms: stand someone in good stead. See help/harm/harmless.

noun

1. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end: account, advantage, benefit, profit, use, usefulness, utility. See used/unused.
2. Something beneficial: advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, favor, gain, profit. See help/harm/harmless.

In addition to the idiom beginning with avail, also see to no avail.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A means of serving. v. - Use to one's advantage; Take or use; Be of use to, be useful to.

For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life, if freedom fail? — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Source: Boston. Albert W. Daw Collection

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hjælpe, nytte
v. intr. - bistå, gavne, være til nytte
n. - nytte, brug, gavn

idioms:

• avail oneself of    benytte sig af, drage fordel af
• be of no avail    ikke være til nogen nytte, ikke være til nogen hjælp

Nederlands (Dutch)
baten, voordeel hebben (van), nuttig zijn, baat, nut, opbrengst

Français (French)
v. tr. - saisir, profiter de, user de, valoir de, (Jur) invoquer
v. intr. - être efficace, servir (arch)
n. - utilité, résultat, effet

idioms:

• avail oneself of    profiter de, saisir, user de, valoir de, (Jur) invoquer
• of no avail    être inutile, n'avoir aucun effet
• to no avail    n'avoir aucun effet/aucun résultat

Deutsch (German)
v. - nützen
n. - Nutzen

idioms:

• avail oneself of    benutzen
• of no avail    nutzlos sein
• to no avail    vergebens

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ωφελώ, εξυπηρετώ
n. - πλεονέκτημα, όφελος, χρησιμότητα, ωφέλεια

idioms:

• avail oneself of    επωφελούμαι
• be of no avail    είμαι ανώφελος

Italiano (Italian)
giovare

idioms:

• avail oneself of    servirsi di
• be of no avail    essere inutile

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ajudar, beneficiar(-se), ser útil, servir
n. - utilidade (f), vantagem (f)

idioms:

• avail oneself of    beneficiar-se de
• be of no avail    não ser de utilidade

Русский (Russian)
быть полезным

idioms:

• avail oneself of    использовать
• be of no avail    не принести пользу, быть бесполезным

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - valer, servir
v. intr. - ser útil, valerse, servirse
n. - aval, garantía

idioms:

• avail oneself of    aprovecharse de, sacar partido de
• of no avail    ser inservible, ser inútil, sin efecto
• to no avail    ser inservible, ser inútil, sin efecto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - använda, hjälpa
n. - nytta, vinst, inkomst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有用于, 有助于, 有益于, 有帮助, 有用, 效用, 帮助, 利益, 利润

idioms:

• avail oneself of    利用
• be of no avail    无益, 无用, 没有帮助, 不起作用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 有用於, 有助於, 有益於
v. intr. - 有幫助, 有益於, 有用
n. - 效用, 幫助, 利益, 利潤

idioms:

• avail oneself of    利用
• be of no avail    無益, 無用, 沒有幫助, 不起作用

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 도움이 되다
v. intr. - 쓸모 있다
n. - 효용[능]

idioms:

• avail oneself of    을 이용하다
• be of no avail    전혀 쓸모가 없다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 役に立つ, 役立つ
n. - 利益

idioms:

• avail oneself of    利用する, 乗ずる
• be of no avail    全く役に立たない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفع, يفيد (الاسم) فائده, منفعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עזר, סייע‬
v. intr. - ‮הועיל, סייע, ניצל, הרוויח, הביא רווח‬
n. - ‮רווח, יתרון, תועלת‬

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