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