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