availed

Meanings

• adjective, past participle

  having been obtained, made use of, or made available; obtained, obtained as a benefit or advantage; provided with what is desired or needed

  - "The company has availed itself of the latest technology to improve productivity."
  - "He availed himself of the opportunity to visit the museum."
  - "The patient was availed of the best medical care."

• transitive verb

  make (something) available or accessible to others; provide with what is desired, needed, or required

  - "The library avails its resources to students and researchers."
  - "The government availed funds for the development project."
  - "The travel agent availed us with information about cheap flights."

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Antonyms

disavail

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with availed
ail , hail , mail , pale , trail , veil

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Variants

List of all variants of availed that leads to same result
avail , avail herself of , avail himself of , avail itself of , avail myself of , avail of , avail oneself of , avail ourselves of , avail themselves of , avail yourself of , avail yourselves of , availed , availed herself of , availed himself of , availed itself of , availed myself of , availed of , availed oneself of , availed ourselves of , availed themselves of , availed yourself of , availed yourselves of , availing , availing herself of , availing himself of , availing itself of , availing myself of , availing ourselves of , availing themselves of , availing yourself of , availing yourselves of , avails

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Etymology

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From Old French avenir 'come, arrive, happen, occur', from aver 'to have' + venir 'to come'. Past participle of avail.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'avail' has been used in various contexts throughout history, including in legal documents and in religious texts.

2. In some dialects of English, the past tense and past participle of 'avail' can be spelled 'obtained' instead.

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Related Concepts

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1. benefit: Availed is closely related to the concept of benefit, as it often refers to obtaining or making use of something to one's advantage.

2. opportunity: Availed is also related to the concept of opportunity, as it often refers to making use of or providing an opportunity for someone.

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Quotes

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1. Soon middle-class girls were slipping into their starched white shirtwaists, marching into a place of business … and eventually standing up as private secretaries, bank tellers, accountants, and managers. So many, in fact, "availed" themselves of this new opportunity that by 1900 nearly 75 percent of all clerical workers in America were women (Bliven puts the number, in 1888, at 60,000); and for decades the typist and her machine were both called "typewriters."

   - Arthur Krystal,{it}Harper's{/it},December 2002

2. 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,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},26 June 2005

3. One comes away from the book stunned by the remarkable energy and willingness to resist that so many demonstrated but haunted by the recognition of how little that resistance "availed".

   - Louis Menand,{it}New Yorker{/it},25 Nov. 2002

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Culture

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Availed has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of making something available or providing an opportunity. It has also been used in various art forms, such as paintings and sculptures, to represent the concept of availability or provision.

How to Memorize "availed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a situation where something is made available to you, such as a library or a store. Imagine the feeling of being able to access what you need.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'avail' with the concept of 'making available'. Remember that availed means 'having been made available' or 'having made something available'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Avail yourself of opportunities' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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