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UK
/ɐvˈeɪl/
]
[ US /əˈveɪɫ/ ]
[ US /əˈveɪɫ/ ]
NOUN
-
a means of serving
of no avail
there's no help for it
VERB
-
use to one's advantage
He availed himself of the available resources -
be of use to, be useful to
It will avail them to dispose of their booty -
take or use
She helped herself to some of the office supplies
How To Use avail In A Sentence
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- The case has offered an insight into travails he faced running the family business and securing a successor. Times, Sunday Times
- Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
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- Cover images were pin-ups for the people, available on newsstands everywhere.
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- The tuck shop has gone and sweets are not available on site. Times, Sunday Times
- The best defensive spell available to a Sorceress is manifest in this formidable armor.
