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avail

/əˈveɪl/
verb
  1. To help or be useful to someone.
    • All our efforts availed nothing against the storm.
    • Your advice did not avail me in solving the problem.
    • Will this medicine avail the patient?
  2. To make use of something (usually reflexive: avail oneself of).
    • You should avail yourself of the library's resources.
    • She availed herself of the opportunity to study abroad.
    • We availed ourselves of the discount before it expired.
Synonyms
benefithelp
Antonyms
hinder
noun
  1. Use or benefit (usually in phrases like 'to no avail' or 'of little avail').
    • He tried to fix the car, but to no avail.
    • Her protests were of little avail against the decision.
    • They searched for hours, but all to no avail.
Synonyms
usebenefit
Antonyms
useless
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