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avail

1 of 2

verb

ə-ˈvāl How to pronounce avail (audio)
availed; availing; avails

intransitive verb

: to be of use or advantage : serve
Our best efforts did not avail.

transitive verb

: to produce or result in as a benefit or advantage : gain
His efforts availed him nothing.

avail

2 of 2

noun

: advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose : use
Their effort was of little/no avail.
Phrases
avail oneself of or less commonly avail of
: to make use of : to take advantage of
They availed themselves of his services.

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb In such a Hobbesian world, grand idealistic designs will avail the United States nothing. Nor will a quest for American dominance in the name of the good. Laura Secor, New York Times Book Review, 26 June 2005 Soon middle-class girls were slipping into their starched white shirtwaists, marching into a place of business … and eventually standing up as private secretaries, bank tellers, accountants, and managers. So many, in fact, availed themselves of this new opportunity that by 1900 nearly 75 percent of all clerical workers in America were women (Bliven puts the number, in 1888, at 60,000); and for decades the typist and her machine were both called "typewriters." Arthur Krystal, Harper's, December 2002 One comes away from the book stunned by the remarkable energy and willingness to resist that so many demonstrated but haunted by the recognition of how little that resistance availed. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2002 Our best efforts did not avail. all your begging will not avail you in the least Noun It seemed to be the national dish, as it appeared on every menu. It is a spicy pork or veal stew with tomatoes and onions and a little sour cream on top. It was fabulous, and I'm dying to get the recipe. I've spent hours looking for it on the internet to no avail. Linda Walker, Cook's Country, June 1995 In the 14th century the porcelain from China made its way westward along trade routes to Europe's rich and royal. The artisans of Europe tried to duplicate the Chinese formula and process, but to no avail. Hattie Clark, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 1987 although I appreciate the concern, your help would be of little avail in this situation See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
But the elephant in the law is whether or not tech giants will avail themselves of the protections and embrace being California companies. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Still others continue to hunt for whatever opportunities avail themselves, no matter where the search might lead. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Really important that people go out and get vaccinated and avail themselves of these treatments if they get infected. ABC News, 24 July 2022 Trump himself, years ago, repeatedly suggested that only people with something to hide avail themselves of the protection. Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 14 July 2022 International productions and productions from other states that film in Rio can avail of a 30% cash rebate. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 7 July 2022 The report found a critical problem is Border Patrol sectors do not avail themselves of all the resources in their area that would allow for a full accounting of immigrant deaths. Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 4 May 2022 Customers can avail this offer on the BK app, website and at participating restaurants. Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2022 Unlike policies involving travel or health benefits, employees can often avail themselves of time off without providing receipts or documentation. Elizabeth C. Tippett, Chron, 2 July 2022
Noun
The unions and the railroad companies, which are known as Class 1 carriers, represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee, entered a six-month mediation process with the National Mediation Board early this year, to no avail. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2022 Big Red appeared to try to stop Little Red, to no avail. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Investigators combed through the grisly scene and continued re-examining the evidence for decades to no avail. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 While Tyler Perry Productions was a source of early career credits for such A-list talents as Idris Elba, Viola Davis and Kerry Washington, in casting for his main character in Jazzman, Perry went out to several up-and-comers, to no avail. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 Auburn continued to play the waiting game with its veteran center, who had 33 career starts to his name, to no avail. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 She was then transferred and yelled for Jason again while on hold, still to no avail. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Commissioners for the Parks, Recreation and Senior Citizens Advisory Committee have suggested the city use other facilities while the senior center is being built, to no avail. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Valiantly, the launch team at Kennedy Space Center tried three different times to stanch the leak, all to no avail. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, Anglo-French availler, probably from a- (from Latin ad-) + valer, valoir to be of worth, from Latin valēre — more at wield

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of avail was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing avail

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