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Noun avail has 1 sense

avail, help, service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
--₁ is a kind of helpfulness

Derived form: verb avail₂

Verb avail has 3 senses

avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"
--₁ is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
avail - be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
--₂ is one way to help, assist, aid

Derived form: noun avail₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
avail, help - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
--₃ is one way to exploit, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something