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"Avail" Definition

noun

Use, benefit, or advantage: labored to no avail.
toward attainment of a goal or purpose .

verb

To be of use or .
To produce or result in as a benefit or advantage .

idiom

Avail (oneself) of To make use of.

verb-transitive

To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.

verb-intransitive

To be of use, value, or advantage; serve: Halfway measures will no longer avail.