In another incident, Henry allegedly sent Areu a video titled "Fastest interview" in which a woman flashes her vagina to a man during a job interview and then immediately receives a job offer. Henry allegedly followed up the video by texting Areu, "Are you avail for anchor interview." 2020 July 20, Salvador Hernandez, “Former Fox News Anchor Ed Henry Has Been Accused Of Rape And Sexual Harassment In A New Lawsuit”, in BuzzFeed News, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2023:
“Dude, you're not gonna believe this! Your ex-girlfriend Debbie broke up with the math teacher!” “Poor Mr. Kronauer! Right after his back surgery. He must be devastated.” “Steve, you're missing the point! Debbie is avail.” “Do you really think I have a shot?” “Well, the reason she broke up with Mr. K was because he didn't have a pool.” “I have a pool!” “That's what I've been saying the whole time!” 2026 February 22, Matt Weitzman, “Aw Rats, A Pool Party” (3:27 from the start), in American Dad!, season 22, episode 1, spoken by Snot Lonstein (Curtis Armstrong):
Bravoholic NYC resident Trace Bechter, who attended the sentencing, disagreed with Stein's understanding of Housewives as purely scripted entertainment. "I thought, that can't be true, because if this current season of RHOSLC was written, we need completely new scriptwriters." (Bravo, I'm avail.) 2023 January 9, Sarah Galli, “Jen Shah's Prison Sentencing Was Like Another BravoCon—And Housewives Fans Are Conflicted”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023:
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).
I tried fixing it to no avail.
Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 071:
At half-time, Poyet replaced Wes Brown with Liam Bridcutt in the heart of defence and sent out the rest of the players to atone for their first-half mistakes. To no avail. 2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian:
The announcement was made in Leeds - the largest city in Europe without a mass transit system. It's also a city which has been doggedly pressing (to little avail) for an integrated transport system for two decades. 2024 December 11, Richard Wilcock, “Strategy offers a chance to reset local transport planning”, in RAIL, number 1024, page 10:
Labor, without economy, is of little avail.
(US, countable, uncountable) Proceeds; profits from business transactions.
the avails of their own industry 1862, Elijah Porter Barrows, The State And Slavery:
(countable, uncountable) An advertising slot or package.
The salesperson at an affiliate TV station might prepare an avail which offers two weeks of spots in early and late news[…]. 1994, Barry L. Sherman, Telecommunications Management: Broadcasting/cable and the New Technologies, →ISBN, page 353:
At an avail, the ad server plays out the MPEG-2 audio/video elementary streams. 2004, Walter S. Ciciora et al., Modern Cable Television Technology: Video, Voice, and Data Communications, →ISBN, page 123:
(US, countable, uncountable) A press avail.
While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics.
(UK, countable, uncountable) Non-binding notice of availability for work.
(countable, qualifier:oil industry, uncountable) A readily available stock of oil.
Total crude oil avails (production plus purchases) of even highly "self-sufficient" refiners are far greater than their reported refinery inputs. 1967, Interstate Compact on Oil and Gas (10th Extension), page 95:
I shal take the aduenture sayd Balen that god wille ordeyne me / but the swerd ye shalle not haue at this tyme by the feythe of my body / ye shalle repente hit within short tyme sayd the damoysel/ For I wold haue the swerd more for your auaylle than for myne / for I am passyng heuy for your sake 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “ij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book II:
hardy Citizens[…]sticke not to sacrifice their honours and consciences, as those of old, their lives, for their Countries availe and safety. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 1, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book III, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
So this friar, unworthy as he was of his holy calling, had me at an avail on every side, nor do I yet see what I could do but obey him, as I did. 1895, Andrew Lang, A Monk of Fife:
And ev'n now, though he breathless lies, his sails / Are struggling with the winds, for our avails / T'explore a passage hid from human tract, / Will fame him in the enterprise or fact. 1613, Thomas Campion, “Songs of Mourning”, in Poetical Works (in English) of Thomas Campion, published 1907, page 125:
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).
Meanings
(often, reflexive, transitive) To turn to the advantage of.
I availed myself of the opportunity.
It asserts that the museum has clear protocols for dealing with any form of discrimination or discontent, which it says [Tanya] Barson never availed herself of, […] 2021 July 25, Stephen Burgen, “Departures at high-profile Barcelona museum provoke anger in art world”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
(transitive) To be of service to.
Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
(transitive) To promote; to assist.
(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
Medicines will not avail to halt the disease.
The plea in court must avail.
This scheme will not avail.
All of this avail’d not, for whoe’er he be
That tells my faults, I hate him mortally; […] 1713, Alexander Pope, The Wife of Bath Her Prologue, translation of original by Geoffrey Chaucer:
Words avail very little with me, young man. 1817, Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
All day long to Mung cry out the Priests of Mung, and yet Mung harkeneth not. What, then, shall avail the prayers of All the People? 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 21:
(Africa, India, qualifier:elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available.
With this initiative, Valucard becomes an open system that is not limited to point of sale (POS) transactions, but now avails cash to its holders in various locations nationwide. 2004 November 16, Nik Ogbulie, “Decongesting the Banking Floors”, in This Day, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2009:
(Africa, India, qualifier:elsewhere proscribed) To use or take advantage of (an opportunity or resource).
You can avail discounts on food.
Over 85.3% of all persons who have adopted this method of contraception availed this service from government facilities. 2014, Shilpa Vishwas Date, Jyoti Rokade, Vidya Mule, Shreedher Dandapannavar, “Female sterilization failure: Review over a decade and its clinicopathological correlation”, in International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, number 4(2), →DOI, pages 81–85:
unavailing (terms related to avail (verb)) · unavailable (terms related to avail (verb)) · availingly (terms related to avail (verb)) · availability (terms related to avail (verb))
Translations (75)
fi hyödyntää (to turn to the advantage of) · hy օգնել (to be of use (intransitive)) · bg допринасям (to be of service to) · fr profiter (to turn to the advantage of) · hy օգուտ բերել (to be of use (intransitive)) · fr saisir (to turn to the advantage of) · pt valer (to be of service to) · bg помагам (to turn to the advantage of) · bg от полза съм (to be of use (intransitive)) · mk по́могне (to promote; to assist) · nl profiteren (to turn to the advantage of) · bg от полза съм (to turn to the advantage of) · es aprovechar (to turn to the advantage of) · ca aprofitar-se (to turn to the advantage of) · fi auttaa (to be of service to) · fi edistää (to promote; to assist) · sv nyttja (to turn to the advantage of) · hy նպաստել (to promote; to assist) · ca prevaler-se (to turn to the advantage of) · de helfen (to be of service to) · ru помо́чь (to be of service to) · fi onnistua (to be of use (intransitive)) · mk по́мага (to promote; to assist) · pl przydawać się (to be of service to) · pl przydać się (to be of service to) · nl dienen (to be of service to) · mk иско́ристи (to turn to the advantage of) · fi hyödyttää (to be of use (intransitive)) · pl skorzystać (to turn to the advantage of) · hy նպաստել (to be of service to) · bg помагам (to promote; to assist) · mk слу́жи (to be of service to) · nl nuttig zijn (to be of use (intransitive)) · ru испо́льзовать (to turn to the advantage of) · ru воспо́льзоваться (to turn to the advantage of) · fi käyttää hyväkseen (to turn to the advantage of) · ru помога́ть (to be of service to) · bg помогна (to be of use (intransitive)) · es servir (to be of service to) · pl przydawać się (to be of use (intransitive)) · eo utiligi (to turn to the advantage of) · bg помагам (to be of use (intransitive)) · hy օգնել (to be of service to) · pt adiantar (to be of service to) · de ausnutzen (to turn to the advantage of) · pt valer-se (to turn to the advantage of) · pl przydać się (to be of use (intransitive)) · ru соде́йствовать (to promote; to assist) · fr servir (to be of service to) · pl korzystać (to turn to the advantage of) · bg допринеса (to be of service to) · mk по́могне (to be of use (intransitive)) · hy օգուտ քաղել (to turn to the advantage of) · bg послужа (to be of service to) · bg подпомагам (to promote; to assist) · pt servir (to be of service to) · ru приноси́ть по́льзу (to be of service to) · nl baten (to be of use (intransitive)) · bg подпомагам (to turn to the advantage of) · it avvalersi (to turn to the advantage of) · pt adiantar (to be of use (intransitive)) · bg помогна (to promote; to assist) · pl pomagać (to promote; to assist) · de nützen (to be of service to) · bg служа (to be of service to) · ru быть поле́зным (to be of use (intransitive)) · sv duga (to be of use (intransitive)) · bg подпомогна (to promote; to assist) · pt aproveitar (to turn to the advantage of) · nl grijpen (to turn to the advantage of) · hy օգտվել (to turn to the advantage of) · nl bevorderen (to promote; to assist) · fi hyödyttää (to be of service to) · pl pomóc (to promote; to assist) · sh valjati (to turn to the advantage of)