- present tense form of avail (3rd person singular).
avails
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The older crowd mostly avails themselves of the first and not the second.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Bryan Cranston’s movie career avails him of some variety, but on Showtime’s “Your Honor” he plays another version of a good man pushed to commit evil for the sake of protecting his family.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
Jean sometimes wears men’s clothes and avails herself of male privileges, taking Eliza on long walks down to the docks and into the surrounding woodlands.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
“A Love Song” avails itself of Dickey’s usual strengths, even as it vaults her, in a belated but entirely welcome development, from sterling supporting player to luminous lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
But no speed of mine avails To hunt upon their shining trails.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
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