avail
/əveɪl/ noun [ U ]
use, purpose, advantage, or profit
We tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no
avail (= did not succeed) .
My
attempts to improve the situation were
of little/no avail.
avail
/əveɪl/ verb [ T ]
old use
to help or be useful to someone or
something
Our efforts availed us
nothing (= did not help) .
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