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| 1. | to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change. |
| 2. | to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: His strength did not avail against the hostile onslaught. |
| 3. | to be of value or profit. |
| 4. | advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective: His belated help will be of little or no avail. |
| 5. | avails, Archaic. profits or proceeds. |
| 6. | avail oneself of, to use to one's advantage: They availed themselves of the opportunity to hear a free concert. |
avail oneself of
Take advantage of, benefit by. For example, To get a better mortgage, he availed himself of the employee credit union. [Late 1500s]
Use, employ, as in I'll avail myself of the first cab to come along. [Mid-1800s].