Past tense of avail
regular verb
The past tense of avail is availed. The past participle is also availed.
Forms of avail
| Base form (V1) | avail /əˈveɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | availed |
| Past participle (V3) | availed |
| Present participle | availing |
| Third person singular | avails |
Availed in a sentence
- I availed myself of the opportunity.
- Over 85.3% of all persons who have adopted this method of contraception availed this service from government facilities.2014, Shilpa Vishwas Date, Jyoti Rokade, Vidya Mule, Shreedher Dandapannavar, “Female sterilization failure: Review over a decade and its...
- In this situation Hitler availed himself of a time-honored device-the use of esoteric language.1975, Lucy S. Dawidowicz, The War Against the Jews 1933-1945. From the entry esoteric
- I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 36”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC. From the entry volubility
- His magic had availed him little.1984, Robert E[dward] Vardeman, Iron Tongue (Cenotaph Road; 4), New York, N.Y.: Ace Science Fiction Books, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry spiderlet
Meaning of avail
- verb To turn to the advantage of.
- verb To be of service to.
- verb To promote; to assist.
Questions about the past tense of avail
- What is the past tense of avail?
- The past tense of avail is availed.
- What is the past participle of avail?
- The past participle of avail is availed.
- Is avail a regular or irregular verb?
- Avail is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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