Word of the Day-Avail

: to be of use or advantage : serve avail>

transitive verb

: to produce or result in as a benefit or advantage : gain availed him nothing>

— avail oneself of also avail of

: to make use of : take advantage of availed themselves of his services>

Examples of AVAIL

1. Our best efforts did not avail.
2. avail you in the least>
3. In such a Hobbesian world, grand idealistic designs will avail the United States nothing. Nor will a quest for American dominance in the name of the good. —Laura Secor, New York Times Book Review, 26 June 2005