verb · transitive · rare

avail

avail · avails · availed · availing

допомогти, допомагати, помогти

использовать, воспользоваться, помочь, помогать

helfen, ausnutzen, nützen

To turn to the advantage ofTo turn to the advantage of.

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/əˈveɪl/

» You should avail yourself of every opportunity to learn.

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Meaning

6 senses

(often, reflexive, transitive)To turn to the advantage of.
I availed myself of the opportunity.
ausnutzen
воспо́льзоватьсяvospólʹzovatʹsja, испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ
take advantage of
(transitive)To be of service to.
Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
helfen, nützen
помога́тьpomogátʹ, помо́чьpomóčʹ, приноси́ть по́льзуprinosítʹ pólʹzu
(transitive)To promote; to assist.
соде́йствоватьsodéjstvovatʹ
(intransitive)To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
The plea in court must avail.
This scheme will not avail.
быть поле́знымbytʹ poléznym
(Africa, India)To provide; to make available.
(Africa, India)To use or take advantage of (an opportunity or resource).
You can avail discounts on food.
take or use

Examples

57 sentences

You should avail yourself of every opportunity to learn.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
No words availed to persuade him.
Жодні слова не змогли його переконати. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruНикакие слова не могли убедить его. — Hellerick
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Tom pleaded with the referee, but to no avail.
Том апелював до арбітра, але це не допомогло. — deniko
deTom drang auf den Schiedsrichter ein, aber es hatte keinen Zweck. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Talk will not avail without work.
ruОт разговоров без работы пользы не будет. — Hellerick
Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Our best efforts availed us little.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

to turn to the advantage of:

to be of service to:

to promote; to assist:

to be of use (intransitive):

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to turn to the advantage of:

to be of service to:

Origin

From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir

From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).

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