Avail

A·vail

Avail

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Availed; p. pr. & vb. n. Availing

  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. [Obs.]
    Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.
    I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.

Phrases & Compounds
To avail one's self of
to make use of; take advantage of.

Avail

v. i.
  1. 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.
    Words avail very little with me, young man.

Avail

n.
  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.
    — Stoddard.

Avail

v. t. & i.
  1. See Avale, v. [Obs.]