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[ US /ˈjusfəɫ/ ]
[ UK /jˈuːsfə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having a useful function
    utilitarian steel tables
  2. being of use or service
    a useful job
    a useful member of society
    the girl felt motherly and useful

How To Use useful In A Sentence

  • All the more perhaps for that, she was born sagacious, which is a less pleasing, but, in a bitter pinch, a more really useful, quality. Erema — My Father's Sin
  • There's a lot of useful information on the countries in the world at the back of the dictionary.
  • So many useful shops disappear, to be replaced by a retail outlet that is not welcomed by many of us.
  • Die young, and I shall accept your death- but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all. Napoleon Bonaparte 
  • I have not been a learner of foreign languages for any significant lengths of time to be able to introspect usefully for the benefit of your discussion, but I have noted how on those few occasions, the change of costumes and locale has a truly powerful effect on my motivation, my willingness to be playful and adventurous, to take risks and experiment with new or old-new phrases and words. I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT
  • Depreciation of furniture and equipment is computed on the straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of five to ten years.
  • The figures are a useful guideline when buying a house.
  • Wait outside in case you can be useful.
  • A useful treatment method is the potent loop diuretic, furosemide, along with the hypertonic saline.
  • I am sure his daughter in ice-bound Toronto appreciates a diary that provides useful information like when Vesak Day is.
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