- 1. v. t. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To promote; to assist. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. Source: opted
- 4. n. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. Source: opted
- 5. n. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. Source: opted
- 6. v. t. & i. See Avale, v. Source: opted
- 7. n. a means of serving Source: wordnet
- 8. v. take advantage of Source: wordnet
- 9. v. be of use to, be useful to Source: wordnet
- 10. v. take or use Source: wordnet
- 11. 1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. O, what avails me now that honor high ! Milton. 2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] Pope. To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of. Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. Milton. I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. Dickens. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. "What signs avail " Milton. Words avail very little with me, young man. Sir W. Scott. 1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. The avail of a deathbed repentance. Jer. Taylor. 2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. The avails of their own industry. Stoddard. Syn. -- Use; benefit; utility; profit; service. See Avale, v. [Obs.] Spenser. Source: webster
- 12. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to havestrength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as,the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat thesuit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to checkthe disease. "What signs avail " Milton.Words avail very little with me, young man. Sir W. Scott. Source: adambom
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