单词 | to avail of |
释义 | > as lemmasto avail of b. intransitive. to avail of: to obtain the benefit of (something); to take advantage of; to make use of, utilize. Now Irish English, Caribbean, South Asian, and South-East Asian. ΚΠ 1596 R. Douglas Let. 21 Apr. in Cecil Papers (Hatfield House CP 40/18) f. 33 Twentie thousand [pounds], a somme quhilk wtout auaileing of some landes can not be furnishit. 1770 Crit. Rev. June 417 We wish that the work which we are now reviewing, did not abound with the most convincing evidence..of not availing, at an early period, of the observations which others have recorded. 1779 Remembrancer 7 205/2 They would have been put under the necessity of committing the most considerable part of their army to the decision of arms, if the opportunity on our side had been availed of. 1880 R. F. Connor tr. F. L. de Chérancé St. Francis of Assisi xi. 183 Friar Elias has availed of his title of Vicar-General to pose as a reformer. 1927 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. 8/6 The wonderful system of drainage is being availed of. 1992 Sunday Times of India 19 Apr. (Review section) 2/3 The burgeoning bourgeoisie that avails of consumer finance schemes has now grown to include a vast spectrum. 2007 Irish Farmers Jrnl. 29 Sept. (Suppl.) 20/1 (advt.) Guests may avail of the state-of-the-art Ardilaun Health and Leisure Club. 2017 Barbados Advocate 2 Mar. 19/1 Hundreds availed of the service over an hour and a half. to avail (a person) of c. transitive. to avail (a person) of: to give (a person) the benefit or advantage of (something); to provide, supply. Also: to give (a person) the advantage of knowing; to inform. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > supply with some benefit visita1400 boota1616 prevail1617 avail1785 the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > take advantage of > turn to account lucrify1564 improve1604 to turn to account1679 to make much (also little, something, nothing, etc.) of1707 avail1785 to make a good thing of (also out of)1800 utilize1807 exploiter1818 to make capital out of1840 capitalize1869 society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) to teach a person a thingc888 meanOE wiseOE sayOE wittera1225 tellc1225 do to witc1275 let witc1275 let seec1330 inform1384 form1399 lerea1400 to wit (a person) to saya1400 learn1425 advertise1431 givec1449 insense?c1450 instruct1489 ascertain1490 let1490 alighta1500 advert1511 signify1523 reform1535 advise1562 partake1565 resolve1568 to do to ware1594 to let into one's knowledge1596 intellect1599 possess1600 acquainta1616 alighten1615 recommenda1616 intelligence1637 apprise1694 appraise1706 introduce1741 avail1785 prime1791 document1807 to put up1811 to put a person au fait of1828 post1847 to keep (someone) straight1862 monish1866 to put next to1896 to put (one) wise (to)1896 voice1898 in the picture1900 to give (someone) a line on1903 to wise up1905 drum1908 hip1932 to fill (someone) in on1945 clue1948 background1961 to mark a person's card1961 to loop in1994 1749 Gen. Advertiser 13 Dec. The real Citizen, who bears the great Expence of Rent, Taxes, and the most burthensome Offices, must in some sort subject to the Power and Insults of these Dictators, without being availed of his Privileges as a Citizen. 1785 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 418 It will rest, therefore, with you, to avail Mr. Barclay of that fund. 1789 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) III. 22 I shall avail government of the useful information I have received from you. 1843 F. Trollope Barnabys in Amer. xviii. 119 ‘We should have got no invites, you may be availed of that, I expect.’ 1930 Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 5 Nov. 9/4 Their golfing skill did not avail them of much for Watt required 83 and Hosie 91 for the two rounds. 1994 Daily Tel. 14 July (Sport section) 31/3 The lamentable steps taken to avail him of the news. 2022 Daily Independent (Nigeria) (Nexis) 7 Feb. We have been working as a team to avail them of justice and compensations. < as lemmas |
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