IDIOMS
to little / no avail (formal) with little or no success:
The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail.
of little / no avail (formal) of little or no use:
Your ability to argue is of little avail if the facts are wrong.
verb [VN] (formal or old-fashioned) to be helpful or useful to sb
PHRASALVERBS
avail yourself of sth (formal) to make use of sth, especially an opportunity or offer:
Guests are encouraged to avail themselves of the full range of hotel facilities.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for avail is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is avail a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, avail is tagged as noun.
Does avail appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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