Avail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a means of serving

use to one's advantage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætənˌeɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈætənˌeɪts/.

Examples

of no avail
there's no help for it
He availed himself of the available resources

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

service help

Parts of Speech

noun	a means of serving “of no avail”
verb	use to one's advantage “He availed himself of the available resources”
verb	be of use to, be useful to “It will avail them to dispose of their booty”
verb	take or use “She helped herself to some of the office supplies”

Word Forms

avail	verb	be of use to, be useful to
avail	noun	a means of serving
available	adjective	obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfügbar

ein Mittel zum Dienen

🇫🇷French

profiter

un moyen de servir

🇪🇸Spanish

aprovechar

un medio de servir

🇮🇹Italian

avvalersi

un mezzo per servire

🇳🇱Dutch

baat

een middel om te dienen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aproveitar

um meio de servir

🇷🇺Russian

воспользоваться

средство служения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाभ लेना

सेवा का एक साधन

🇧🇩Bengali

সুবিধা

পরিবেশনের একটি মাধ্যম

🇮🇳Tamil

பயன் பெற

சேவை செய்வதற்கான ஒரு வழிமுறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రయోజనం పొందుతాయి

సేవ చేసే సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

लाभ घेणे

सेवा करण्याचे साधन

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાભ મેળવો

સેવા આપવાનું એક સાધન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾಭ

ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുക

സേവിക്കാനുള്ള ഒരു ഉപാധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਭ

ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਧਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائدہ اٹھانا

خدمت کرنے کا ایک ذریعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有用

一种服务手段

🇯🇵Japanese

利用する

奉仕の手段

🇰🇷Korean

이익

봉사의 수단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tận dụng

một phương tiện phục vụ

🇹🇭Thai

ประโยชน์

วิธีการเสิร์ฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

faedah

sarana untuk melayani

🇵🇭Filipino

mapakinabangan

isang paraan ng paglilingkod

🇲🇾Malay

manfaat

satu cara berkhidmat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جدوى

وسيلة للخدمة

🇮🇷Persian

فایده

وسیله ای برای خدمت

🇹🇷Turkish

yaramak

hizmet etmenin bir yolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹעִיל

אמצעי לשרת

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The primary meaning of 'avail' is 'a means of serving'.

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'avail' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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