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AVA'IL, v.t. [L. valeo, to be strong or able, to profit, to be of force or authority; Eng. well. The primary sense is, to stretch or extend, whence strength, value.]

1. To profit one's self; to turn to advantage; followed by the pronouns, myself, thyself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, with of before the thing used; as, let him avail himself of his license.

2. To assist or profit; to effect the object, or bring to a successful issue; as, what will skill avail us against numbers. Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

AVA'IL, v.i. To be of use, or advantage; to answer the purpose; as, strength without judgment will rarely avail. Generally, it signifies 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; suppositions, without proof, will not avail.

AVA'IL, n. Profit; advantage towards success; benefit; as, labor without economy is of little avail. It seems usually to convey the idea of efficacious aid or strength.



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AVA'IL, v.t. [L. valeo, to be strong or able, to profit, to be of force or authority; Eng. well. The primary sense is, to stretch or extend, whence strength, value.]

1. To profit one's self; to turn to advantage; followed by the pronouns, myself, thyself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, with of before the thing used; as, let him avail himself of his license.

2. To assist or profit; to effect the object, or bring to a successful issue; as, what will skill avail us against numbers. Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

AVA'IL, v.i. To be of use, or advantage; to answer the purpose; as, strength without judgment will rarely avail. Generally, it signifies 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; suppositions, without proof, will not avail.

AVA'IL, n. Profit; advantage towards success; benefit; as, labor without economy is of little avail. It seems usually to convey the idea of efficacious aid or strength.


A-VAIL', n.

Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; as, labor without economy is of little avail. It seems usually to convey the idea of efficacious aid or strength.


A-VAIL', v.i.

To be of use, or advantage; to answer the purpose; as, strength without judgment will rarely avail. Generally, it signifies 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; suppositions, without proof, will not avail.


A-VAIL', v.t. [Fr. valoir, to be worth; L. valeo, to be strong or able, to profit, to be of force or authority; Sp. valer, to be valuable, to avail or prevail, to be binding, to be worth; It. valere, to be worth, to be useful; Eng. well; Ar. بَلَّ balla. The primary sense is, to stretch or extend, whence strength, value.]

  1. To profit one's self; to turn to advantage; followed by the pronouns, myself, thyself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, with of before the thing used; as, let him avail himself of his license.
  2. To assist or profit; to effect the object, or bring to a successful issue; as, what will skill avail us against numbers? Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

A*vail"
  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 !
    Milton.

  2. 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.

    "What signs avail ?" Milton.

    Words avail very little with me, young man.
    Sir W. Scott.

  3. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail.

    The avail of a deathbed repentance.
    Jer. Taylor.

  4. See Avale, v.

    [Obs.] Spenser.
  5. To promote; to assist.

    [Obs.] Pope.

    To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of.

    Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.
    Milton.

    I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.
    Dickens.

  6. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.

    The avails of their own industry.
    Stoddard.

    Syn. -- Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.

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Avail

AVA'IL, verb transitive [Latin valeo, to be strong or able, to profit, to be of force or authority; Eng. well. The primary sense is, to stretch or extend, whence strength, value.]

1. To profit one's self; to turn to advantage; followed by the pronouns, myself, thyself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, with of before the thing used; as, let him avail himself of his license.

2. To assist or profit; to effect the object, or bring to a successful issue; as, what will skill avail us against numbers. Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

AVA'IL, verb intransitive To be of use, or advantage; to answer the purpose; as, strength without judgment will rarely avail Generally, it signifies 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; suppositions, without proof, will not avail

AVA'IL, noun Profit; advantage towards success; benefit; as, labor without economy is of little avail It seems usually to convey the idea of efficacious aid or strength.

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