avail
gb/əvˈeɪl/ us/əvˈeɪl/
B2
Englisch
~ 4700
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Verb
formal
C1
action
1
Be of use or help
To be helpful or give an advantage to someone or something.
Verwendungsmuster:
to avail [someone/something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'avail' with 'available'; 'avail' is a verb meaning 'to help', while 'available' is an adjective meaning 'ready to be used'.
Synonyme
benefit (Implies giving a positive effect or advantage, often broader in scope.)
|
help (More general and common term for providing assistance.)
Antonyme
harm (Causes damage instead of providing help or advantage.)
Wortverbindungen
avail oneself
|avail much
|avail little
|avail greatly
Themen
assistance
|effectiveness
|results
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The medicine did not avail her.
- His words did not avail the group.
- The new plan may avail us.
Verb
formal
C1
action
2
Make use of something
To use an opportunity or thing to get a benefit.
Verwendungsmuster:
to avail oneself of [something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners often omit 'oneself' when using this reflexive form, which is required in standard usage.
Synonyme
utilize (Slightly more technical; emphasizes putting something to use effectively.)
|
take advantage of (More common and can have neutral or negative connotations.)
Antonyme
miss out on (Fail to take advantage of an opportunity.)
Wortverbindungen
avail oneself of the chance
|avail oneself of the opportunity
|avail oneself of resources
Themen
opportunity
|self-improvement
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I will avail myself of this chance.
- She availed herself of the free class.
- He availed himself of the help.
Nomen
formal
B2
property
3
Usefulness or benefit
Help or benefit from something.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may not recognize that 'avail' as a noun is mostly used in fixed expressions like 'to no avail'.
Synonyme
benefit (A positive effect or gain from something.)
|
usefulness (Focuses more on the practical ability to be used effectively.)
Antonyme
uselessness (The state of having no ability to help or benefit.)
Wortverbindungen
to no avail
|of little avail
|be of great avail
Themen
assistance
|effectiveness
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- They searched for hours, but to no avail.
- Her efforts were of little avail.
- The manual was of great avail during the repair.
Beispiele für Lernende
- They looked for him to no avail.
- The book was of great avail.
- Her words were of little avail.
Grammatik
Grundform
avail
IPA
GB/əvˈeɪl/
US/əvˈeɪl/
Silben & Betonung
avail (1 Silbe)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: avail
- Plural: avail
Verb
- Base: avail
- 3rd Person Singular: avails
- Present Participle: availing
- Past: availed
Wortfamilie
Forms
avails
verb
availing
verb
availed
verb
Core family
available
adjective A2
availability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unavailable
adjective B1
unavailability
noun
Ausdrücke
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.
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele
- They tried to start the engine, but to no avail.
- I called him several times, to no avail.