avail
gb/əvˈeɪl/ us/əvˈeɪl/
B2
İngilizce
~ 4700
Anlamlar
0 anlam
Fiil
formal
C1
action
1
Be of use or help
To be helpful or give an advantage to someone or something.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to avail [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'avail' with 'available'; 'avail' is a verb meaning 'to help', while 'available' is an adjective meaning 'ready to be used'.
Eş anlamlılar
benefit (Implies giving a positive effect or advantage, often broader in scope.)
|
help (More general and common term for providing assistance.)
Zıt anlamlılar
harm (Causes damage instead of providing help or advantage.)
Eşdizimler
avail oneself
|avail much
|avail little
|avail greatly
Konular
assistance
|effectiveness
|results
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The medicine did not avail her.
- His words did not avail the group.
- The new plan may avail us.
Fiil
formal
C1
action
2
Make use of something
To use an opportunity or thing to get a benefit.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to avail oneself of [something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners often omit 'oneself' when using this reflexive form, which is required in standard usage.
Eş anlamlılar
utilize (Slightly more technical; emphasizes putting something to use effectively.)
|
take advantage of (More common and can have neutral or negative connotations.)
Zıt anlamlılar
miss out on (Fail to take advantage of an opportunity.)
Eşdizimler
avail oneself of the chance
|avail oneself of the opportunity
|avail oneself of resources
Konular
opportunity
|self-improvement
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- I will avail myself of this chance.
- She availed herself of the free class.
- He availed himself of the help.
İsim
formal
B2
property
3
Usefulness or benefit
Help or benefit from something.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may not recognize that 'avail' as a noun is mostly used in fixed expressions like 'to no avail'.
Eş anlamlılar
benefit (A positive effect or gain from something.)
|
usefulness (Focuses more on the practical ability to be used effectively.)
Zıt anlamlılar
uselessness (The state of having no ability to help or benefit.)
Eşdizimler
to no avail
|of little avail
|be of great avail
Konular
assistance
|effectiveness
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- They searched for hours, but to no avail.
- Her efforts were of little avail.
- The manual was of great avail during the repair.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- They looked for him to no avail.
- The book was of great avail.
- Her words were of little avail.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
avail
IPA
GB/əvˈeɪl/
US/əvˈeɪl/
Heceler ve vurgu
avail (1 hece)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: avail
- Plural: avail
Verb
- Base: avail
- 3rd Person Singular: avails
- Present Participle: availing
- Past: availed
Kelime ailesi
Forms
avails
verb
availing
verb
availed
verb
Core family
available
adjective A2
availability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unavailable
adjective B1
unavailability
noun
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- They tried to start the engine, but to no avail.
- I called him several times, to no avail.