To what can I useful! --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
useful — index applicable, beneficial, constructive (creative), contributory, convenient, disposable, effective ( … Law dictionary
useful — 1590s, from USE (Cf. use) (n.) + FULL (Cf. full). Related: Usefully; usefulness … Etymology dictionary
useful — [adj] beneficial, valuable advantageous, all purpose, applied, appropriate, brave, commodious, convenient, effective, favorable, fit, fruitful, functional, good, handy, helpful, instrumental, meet, of assistance, of service, of use, practicable,… … New thesaurus
useful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways. 2) informal very able or competent. DERIVATIVES usefully adverb usefulness noun … English terms dictionary
useful — [yo͞os′fəl] adj. that can be used to advantage; serviceable; helpful; beneficial; often, having practical utility usefully adv. usefulness n … English World dictionary
useful — use|ful W1S1 [ˈju:sfəl] adj helping you to do or get what you want ≠ ↑useless ▪ The book is full of useful information. ▪ Bar charts are a useful way of looking at sets of figures. ▪ The Internet is becoming a useful tool for investors. useful… … Dictionary of contemporary English
useful */*/*/ — UK [ˈjuːsf(ə)l] / US [ˈjusf(ə)l] adjective Get it right: useful: Although the adjective full ends with a double l , adjectives like useful have only one l : Wrong: Find a more usefull spare time activity than driving around in a car. Right: Find… … English dictionary
useful — use|ful [ jusfəl ] adjective *** helpful for doing or achieving something: Here s some useful information about travel in Canada. a useful tool/technique/gadget Her book is a useful contribution to our understanding of how Mozart worked. useful… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
useful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make yourself ▪ She told Fred to make himself useful … Collocations dictionary
useful — / ju:sfFl/ adjective 1 helping you to do or get what you want: useful information | Dean s a really useful person to have around when things go wrong. | useful to sb: information that may be useful to the enemy | useful for sth: These yellow… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
