ALL meanings of avail
a·vail
A a - verb avail If you avail yourself of an offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity. 3
- verb avail to be of use, advantage, profit, or assistance (to) 3
- noun avail use or advantage (esp in the phrases of no avail, to little avail) 3
- intransitive verb avail to be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end 3
- noun avail effective use or help; advantage 3
- noun avail net proceeds; profits 3
- verb with object avail to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change. 1
- verb without object avail to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: His strength did not avail against the hostile onslaught. 1
- verb without object avail to be of value or profit. 1
- noun avail advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective: His belated help will be of little or no avail. 1
- noun avail avails, Archaic. profits or proceeds. 1
- idioms avail avail oneself of, to use to one's advantage: They availed themselves of the opportunity to hear a free concert. 1
- noun avail Use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource). 1
- intransitive verb avail be of use 1
- transitive verb avail be of use to, benefit 1
- noun avail use 1
- noun avail (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. 0
- noun avail Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). 0
- noun avail (now only US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions. 0
- noun avail (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (poetic) Effort; striving. 0
- noun avail (television, advertising) An advertising slot or package. 0
- noun avail (US, politics, journalism) A press avail. 0
- noun avail (Britain, acting) Non-binding notice of availability for work. 0
- noun avail (oil industry) A readily available stock of oil. 0
- verb avail (Transitive Verb) (often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. 0
- verb avail (Transitive Verb) To be of service to. 0
- verb avail (Transitive Verb) To promote; to assist. 0
- verb avail (Intransitive Verb) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. 0
- verb avail (India, Africa, elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available. 0