avail yourself of something

avail yourself of something
avail yourself of something formal phrase
if you avail yourself of something, you use it

Only a few companies have availed themselves of the free training programme.

Thesaurus: to use something, or to be usedsynonym
Main entry: avail

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aˈvail yourself of sth derived
(formal) to make use of sth, especially an opportunity or offer

Guests are encouraged to avail themselves of the full range of hotel facilities.

Main entry:availderived

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  • avail yourself of something — avail (yourself) of (something) to use something for your own benefit. Many students avail themselves of government loan programs to help pay for college …   New idioms dictionary

  • avail yourself of something — formal if you avail yourself of something, you use it Only a few companies have availed themselves of the free training programme …   English dictionary

  • avail yourself of — avail (yourself) of (something) to use something for your own benefit. Many students avail themselves of government loan programs to help pay for college …   New idioms dictionary

  • avail yourself of — formal : to make use of (something) They availed themselves of his services. [=they used his services] • • • Main Entry: ↑avail …   Useful english dictionary

  • avail of something — avail (yourself) of (something) to use something for your own benefit. Many students avail themselves of government loan programs to help pay for college …   New idioms dictionary

  • avail of — avail (yourself) of (something) to use something for your own benefit. Many students avail themselves of government loan programs to help pay for college …   New idioms dictionary

  • avail — I UK [əˈveɪl] / US noun to/of no avail formal without getting the effect you wanted or intended His words of encouragement were to no avail. II UK [əˈveɪl] / US verb Word forms avail : present tense I/you/we/they avail he/she/it avails present… …   English dictionary

  • avail — a|vail1 [ ə veıl ] noun to/of no avail FORMAL without getting the effect you wanted or intended: His words of encouragement were to no avail. avail a|vail 2 [ ə veıl ] verb transitive FORMAL if you avail yourself of something, you use it: Only a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • avail — a|vail1 [əˈveıl] n be to/of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want ▪ We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared. avail 2 avail2 v [Date: 1200 1300;… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • avail — 1 noun be to no avail/be of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want: We searched the whole area but all to no avail: Robbie had disappeared. 2 verb avail yourself of formal to accept …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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