avail oneself

  • 1avail oneself of — index adopt, capitalize (seize the chance), employ (make use of), exercise (use), expend (consume) …

    Law dictionary

  • 2avail oneself of — also avail of phrasal to make use of ; take advantage of < they availed themselves of his services > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3avail oneself of — use or take advantage of. → avail …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 4avail oneself of — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) make useof, resort to …

    English dictionary for students

  • 5avail oneself of — use, exploit, make use of, take advantage of …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6avail oneself of — idi to use to one s advantage; make use of …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7avail — 1. The noun is used frequently in the somewhat literary phrases of no avail and to little/no avail, meaning ‘having little or no use or effective result’, and poses no problems. 2. There are also straightforward verb uses that are also slightly&#8230; …

    Modern English usage

  • 8avail — [ə vāl′] vi., vt. [ME availen &LT; OFr a (L ad), to + valoir, to be worth &LT; L valere, to be strong: see VALUE] to be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end [will force alone avail us?] n. 1. effective use or help;&#8230; …

    English World dictionary

  • 9avail — ► VERB 1) (avail oneself of) use or take advantage of. 2) help or benefit. ► NOUN ▪ use or benefit: his protests were to little avail. ORIGIN Latin valere be strong, be of value …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10avail — /əˈveɪl / (say uh vayl) verb (i) 1. to have force or efficacy; be of use; serve. 2. to be of value or profit. –verb (t) 3. to be of use or value to; profit; advantage. –phrase 4. avail oneself of, to give oneself the advantage of; make use of. 5 …