KJV Dictionary Definition: avail

avail

AVA'IL, v.t. L. valeo, to be strong or able, to profit, to be of force or authority; Eng. well. The primary sense is, to stretch or extend, whence strength, value.

1. To profit one's self; to turn to advantage; followed by the pronouns, myself, thyself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, with of before the thing used; as, let him avail himself of his license.

2. To assist or profit; to effect the object, or bring to a successful issue; as, what will skill avail us against numbers. Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

AVA'IL, v.i. To be of use, or advantage; to answer the purpose; as, strength without judgment will rarely avail. Generally, it signifies to have strength, force or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease; suppositions, without proof, will not avail.

AVA'IL, n. Profit; advantage towards success; benefit; as, labor without economy is of little avail. It seems usually to convey the idea of efficacious aid or strength.

available

AVA'ILABLE, a.

1. Profitable; advantageous; having efficacy; as, a measure is more or less available.

2. Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy,for the object; valid; as an available plea.

Laws are available by consent.

availableness

AVA'ILABLENESS, n.

1. Power or efficacy, in promoting an end in view.

2. Competent power; legal force; validity; as the availableness of a title.

availably

AVA'ILABLY, adv. Powerfully; profitably; advantageously; validly; efficaciously.

availing

AVA'ILING, pp. Turning to profit; using to advantage or effect.

availment

AVA'ILMENT, n. Profit; efficacy; successful issue. Little used.

avails

AVA'ILS, n. plu. Profits or proceeds. It is used in New England, for the proceeds of goods sold, or for rents, issues or profits.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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