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noun

Avail n.

Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. "The avail of a deathbed repentance."

pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. "The avails of their own industry."

Synonyms: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.

verb

Avail v. t. & v. i. See Avale, v. (Obs.)

Avail v. t. (past & past part. availed; pres. part. availing)

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!"

To promote; to assist. (Obs.)

To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of. "Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names." "I have availed myself of the very first opportunity."

Avail v. i. 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?" "Words avail very little with me, young man."

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"Avail" Quotes from Famous Books

... been omitted in the divorce proceedings, or some difficulty would have been raised at the time, unless your residence in Kansas made it unnecessary. But, even supposing by American law you are free, that will be of no avail in England, for by the law of England, which alone concerns you, I regret to be obliged to tell you that you are incontestably ...

— The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers • Mary Cholmondeley

... that the believer has recognized the perfectness of the will of God and has thrown his whole being open to His power and guidance. As a little child may avail himself of the wisdom and experience of his parents through obedience, so the believer has become willing to do whatever the infinite wisdom and love of God may choose for him. When thus committed to the will of God, and in true faith depending on ...

— Satan • Lewis Sperry Chafer

... fortunate and gallant champion. You shall see what a soldier under the eye of a warlike general, a witness of the exploits of each individual, can do, and how little, with the favour of the Deity, any obstacle can avail against him." ...

— The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus • Ammianus Marcellinus

... suffer bodily pain. You will suffer—later." Bill gazed at her wonderingly. "Liar!—cheat!—you pollute the earth. You thought to cozen that poor, harmless old man out of his property—out of me. You thought to ruin him as you have ruined others. Your efforts will avail you nothing. From the moment Bill discovered the use of your memorandum pad"—Lablache started—"your fate was sealed. We swore to confiscate your property. For every dollar you took from us you ...

— The Story of the Foss River Ranch • Ridgwell Cullum

... excursion. It was less than an hour's journey to Moorcliffe, so by half-past ten the entire school was walking in a procession through the small village, across the cliff, and down on to the beach. The tide unfortunately was low, so Miss Lincoln was glad to avail herself of Miss Latimer's knowledge of the place to find the cove where there was a convenient bathing pool. It was some little distance along the shore, and the girls were much tempted to linger to pick up shells or sea urchins; ...

— The Nicest Girl in the School - A Story of School Life • Angela Brazil

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