avail
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- noun
- /əˈveɪl/
- Years of therapy, all to no avail.
- little avail
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Watch on YouTubeAnd there are a lot of active citizens who are trying to oppose it to, I'm sorry to say, little or no avail.
- And there are a lot of active citizens who are trying to oppose it to, I'm sorry to say, little or no avail.
- Well, the search that followed was more thorough and on a broader scale than any such search of the war so far, but to no avail.
- Ruprecht, reeling from total relentless war and searching for honor or even rules, tried to intervene time and again, but to no avail.
- I twisted hundreds of Oreos to no avail and I have found that it is impossible to evenly distribute the cream between two Oreos when twisting it.
Examples
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I fought and struggled and pleaded, but to absolutely no avail.
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Friends and family had begged Victor to go into hiding, but to no avail.
Academic text (2006) -
Michael has tried to get through to you all evening to no avail.
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I have tried to explain this to my wife, but to no avail.
Fiction book (1998) -
The truth is, a mere college education is of no avail in industry today.
Academic text (1996) -
If that is of no avail, consult your local university library.
Academic text (2002) -
We searched every building and every inch of the grounds, to no avail.
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Efforts were made to stop the shipment of these vessels, but to no avail.
Academic text (2009) -
We've offered to make peace with Zagon, but to no avail.
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Despite his best efforts, the job applications provided him with little avail.
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Etymology
Avail comes from an old root val- meaning 'to be worth' or 'be strong', the same idea behind value. So as a noun, avail means 'use' or 'help', something that is of 'worth' to you.