Avail
Avail ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Old English availen, from French {not transcribed} (Latin ad) + valoir to be worth, from Latin valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.]
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!
2.
To promote; to assist. [Obsolete] — Pope
Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.
I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.
Collocations (1)
To avail one's self of , to make use of; take advantage of.
Avail , intransitive verb
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?
Words avail very little with me, young man.
Avail ({not transcribed}) , noun
1.
Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail.
The avail of a deathbed repentance.
2.
Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
The avails of their own industry.
Avail , verb, transitive and intransitive