avail
noun (no plural); verb (avails, availed, availing)
Everyday
- (noun) Avail means use or help: «of no avail» means it did not help at all. tree →
- (verb, formal) To avail is to be of use or to help someone. tree →
In the lessons
in tales, a plea, a fight or a plan that brings no use or help: it was of no avail.
Examples
- All our shouting was of no avail. tree →
- The medicine did not avail him. tree →
- That will avail him little. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
In Job it means to help or be of use.
Interpretation. Elihu warns that wealth and strength do not help in the day of God's judgment. Tradition teaches that only good deeds and repentance help.
Examples
- Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength? (Writings JOB.36.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «avail» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «avail» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «avail» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «avail» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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