transitive. To benefit, do good to; to be of use or service to, to profit. Obsolete (except as implied in sense 1.)
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释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] (65) helpc1000 transitive. To benefit, do good to; to be of use or service to, to profit. Obsolete (except as implied in sense 1.) goodOE transitive. To help, benefit, or do a service to (a person). steadc1175 transitive. (The object was probably originally dative) impersonal or with subject a clause, infinitive, or noun of action: To avail, profit, be… to do (one) boot?c1225 to do (one) boot: to render help or remedy to; to be of service, advantage, or profit to; to do good to. advancec1330 transitive. To advantage, benefit, profit. Obsolete. profitc1330 Of a thing. Frequently with it as subject. transitive. To be of advantage or benefit to; to advance or promote (a person). availc1384 transitive (the object was at first dative) To be of use or advantage to; to benefit, profit; to help, assist. a person. servea1398 transitive. To be useful or advantageous to (a person); to answer or meet the requirements of (a person or thing); to be used by (someone) to do… vaila1400 transitive. (Originally with indirect object.) To be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist… With it, or infinitive clause. vailc1400 To be of use or service; to avail or profit. Used impersonally with it. prevail1442 transitive. To be of advantage or use to; to benefit, profit, assist; = avail, v. 2a. Now rare (archaic in later use). advantage?1459 transitive. To profit, benefit (a person or thing); to advance, promote; to be of advantage to. Cf. disadvantage, v. vantagec1460 transitive. To profit or benefit (one). Now only archaic. Cf. advantage, v. 1. bootc1540 To do good; to be of use or value; to profit, avail, help. (Only used in 3rd person.) with dative object (or with to.) archaic. benefit1549 transitive. To do good to, to be of advantage or profit to; to improve, help forward. conduce?1577 transitive. To be advantageous to, to profit. Obsolete. rare. to serve (one) in some, no stead1601 to serve (one) in some, no stead, to be of some, no advantage or profit to (one). Obsolete. bonify1603 transitive. To do good to, to benefit. Obsolete. answer1756 To satisfy the requirements or desires of a person, institution, etc.; to be advantageous to or suit a person, etc. intransitive. With to. Now rare. better1833 colloquial (originally U.S.). Had better (see better, adj. 4b); should. to stand to ——1841 intransitive. regional (chiefly Irish English). To be to one's advantage; to sustain, fortify. to stand (a person or thing) in (good, etc.) stead1887 to stand (a person or thing) in (good,etc.) stead: to be of (good, etc.) use, advantage, or benefit to (a person or thing). Cf. to stand (a person)… Subcategories:— specifically a thing (1) — specifically of a person (2) — confer well-being on or favour (1) — take advantage of (25) — benefit from (2) — act so as to give advantage to (1) — be advantageous or favourable to (3) — supply with some benefit (4) — provide with advantages (2) — do one a good turn (2) |
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