avail
gb/əvˈeɪl/ us/əvˈeɪl/
B2
إنجليزي
~ 4700
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
formal
C1
action
1
Be of use or help
To be helpful or give an advantage to someone or something.
نمط الاستخدام:
to avail [someone/something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'avail' with 'available'; 'avail' is a verb meaning 'to help', while 'available' is an adjective meaning 'ready to be used'.
مرادفات
benefit (Implies giving a positive effect or advantage, often broader in scope.)
|
help (More general and common term for providing assistance.)
أضداد
harm (Causes damage instead of providing help or advantage.)
تراكيب شائعة
avail oneself
|avail much
|avail little
|avail greatly
مواضيع
assistance
|effectiveness
|results
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The extra training did not avail the team in the final match.
- No amount of pleading could avail him.
- The new evidence may avail the defendant in court.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The medicine did not avail her.
- His words did not avail the group.
- The new plan may avail us.
فعل
formal
C1
action
2
Make use of something
To use an opportunity or thing to get a benefit.
نمط الاستخدام:
to avail oneself of [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners often omit 'oneself' when using this reflexive form, which is required in standard usage.
مرادفات
utilize (Slightly more technical; emphasizes putting something to use effectively.)
|
take advantage of (More common and can have neutral or negative connotations.)
أضداد
miss out on (Fail to take advantage of an opportunity.)
تراكيب شائعة
avail oneself of the chance
|avail oneself of the opportunity
|avail oneself of resources
مواضيع
opportunity
|self-improvement
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She availed herself of the free training program.
- Visitors are encouraged to avail themselves of the library's resources.
- He availed himself of every chance to improve his skills.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I will avail myself of this chance.
- She availed herself of the free class.
- He availed himself of the help.
اسم
formal
B2
property
3
Usefulness or benefit
Help or benefit from something.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may not recognize that 'avail' as a noun is mostly used in fixed expressions like 'to no avail'.
مرادفات
benefit (A positive effect or gain from something.)
|
usefulness (Focuses more on the practical ability to be used effectively.)
أضداد
uselessness (The state of having no ability to help or benefit.)
تراكيب شائعة
to no avail
|of little avail
|be of great avail
مواضيع
assistance
|effectiveness
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- They searched for hours, but to no avail.
- Her efforts were of little avail.
- The manual was of great avail during the repair.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They looked for him to no avail.
- The book was of great avail.
- Her words were of little avail.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
avail
IPA
GB/əvˈeɪl/
US/əvˈeɪl/
المقاطع والنبر
avail (١ مقطع)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: avail
- Plural: avail
Verb
- Base: avail
- 3rd Person Singular: avails
- Present Participle: availing
- Past: availed
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
avails
verb
availing
verb
availed
verb
Core family
available
adjective A2
availability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unavailable
adjective B1
unavailability
noun
تعبيرات
avail oneself of
1/əvˈeɪl wˌʌnsˈɛlf əv/
fixed phrase
formal
Make use of something
To use an opportunity, offer, or resource for your own benefit.
أمثلة
- You should avail yourself of all the support available.
- He availed himself of the company's travel discount.
to no avail
1/tə nˈoʊ əvˈeɪl/
idiom
Without success or result
Used to say that something was done but did not work or help.
أمثلة
- They tried to start the engine, but to no avail.
- I called him several times, to no avail.