Crossword clues for availed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.]
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To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
O, what avails me now that honor high !
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To promote; to assist. [Obs.]
--Pope.To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of.
Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.
--Milton.I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.
--Dickens.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: avail)
Usage examples of "availed".
All the sisters are jealous of the privilege, but I have availed myself of it only once, for the sake of establishing a precedent and of strengthening the right by the fact, for it is not worth the trouble.
The hatter availed himself of my offer of purse to lend money on pledges, whereby he made a good profit.
Besides taking on board the ammunition, we availed ourselves of the opportunity of completing our water-supply.
I availed myself of the opportunity to examine the first, and probably the only, vapour-bath on the Antarctic Barrier.
The eastern party availed themselves of part of these supplies on their journey, but not much.
We also availed ourselves of this good opportunity to determine our position and check our compasses.
Wind, weather, fate, and life in general were inveighed against, but this availed little.
In the meantime we availed ourselves of the opportunity offered by the clear weather to make a closer examination of our surroundings.
On this side there was an approach to the level on the north of the precipice, and we availed ourselves of it.
An overhanging rock offered him a temporary shelter, and scarcely had he availed himself of it when the tempest burst forth in all its fury.
This obliged them to make all the speed they could to evade the enemy, when they could but lament the absence of Dantes, whose superior skill in the management of a vessel would have availed them so materially.
Franz, who had mutely interrogated the countess, and received from her a gracious smile in token that he would be welcome, sought not to retard the gratification of Albert's eager impatience, but began at once the tour of the house, closely followed by Albert, who availed himself of the few minutes required to reach the opposite side of the theatre to settle the height and smoothness of his collar, and to arrange the lappets of his coat.
It was to this effect: -- Tears, entreaties, prayers, have availed me nothing.
Eugenie bowed coldly to the count, and availed herself of the first moment when the conversation became earnest to escape to her study, whence very soon two cheerful and noisy voices being heard in connection with occasional notes of the piano assured Monte Cristo that Mademoiselle Danglars preferred to his society and to that of M.
Beauchamp availed himself of Albert's permission, and left him, promising to call for him at a quarter before eight.