avail C2 Topic:Actions & Processes Also spelled availle US /əˈveɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #19154 Meanings 1 verb to use to one's advantage We availed ourselves of the available resources. 2 verb to be of use to, be useful to It will avail them to dispose of their booty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to use to one's advantage play More helpbestead ↔ Opposites disavail Word family Forms availedavailingavailsunavailingunavailinglyunavailingness Derived forms availableavailfulavailmentdisavailreavailunavailed Related forms availableness Etymology From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”). availen Middle English a Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # avail **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈveɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 19154 ## Meanings 1. to use to one's advantage 2. to be of use to, be useful to ## Examples - We availed ourselves of the available resources. - It will avail them to dispose of their booty. ## Synonyms - play - help - bestead ## Antonyms - disavail ## Derived Forms - available - availful - availment - disavail - reavail - unavailed ## Related Forms - availableness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: availen - Root: a ## Etymology From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”). ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown