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/əˈveɪl/
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/əˈveɪl/
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/əˈveɪl/
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/əˈveɪl/
Plural
avails
Past Tense
availed
Past Participle
availed
Gerund
availing
3rd Person
avails
Avail is a formal word meaning either (1) to take advantage of an opportunity or resource (as a verb), or (2) the benefit or advantage gained (as a noun). It’s often used in phrases like 'to no avail' — meaning something was tried but failed to produce results. For example, if you knock on a locked door repeatedly and nobody answers, your efforts were 'to no avail'.
She availed herself of the free career counseling offered by the university.
Despite hours of pleading, his apology was to no avail — she had already made up her mind.
The new software update is of great avail to remote teams managing complex projects.
He tried every legal avenue, but all his appeals proved to no avail.
Students are encouraged to avail themselves of campus mental health resources.
valere
Comes from the Latin verb 'valere', meaning 'to be strong', 'to be worth', or 'to be able'. It conveys core ideas of power, efficacy, capability, and usefulness. Examples include avail, value, valiant, valid, equivalent, ambivalent, convalesce.