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useful

[ yoos-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect:

    a useful member of society.

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  2. of practical use, as for doing work; producing material results; supplying common needs:

    the useful arts; useful work.

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useful

/ ˈːʊ /

adjective

  1. able to be used advantageously, beneficially, or for several purposes; helpful or serviceable
  2. informal.
    commendable or capable

    a useful term's work

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal.
    an odd-jobman or general factotum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲڳܱԱ, noun
  • ˈܲڳܱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲfܱ· adverb
  • ܲfܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܲfܱ adjective
  • un·ܲfܱ· adverb
  • un·ܲfܱ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of useful1

First recorded in 1585–95; use + -ful
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Example Sentences

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Do you think they had tactics that could be useful for activists today?

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The one-off donation from Prince Harry from his Spare book was "incredibly useful" but did not represent a long-term "funding pipeline", said Sentebale.

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Without any concrete facts, Ursula registered that her family “needed to know what their future looked like and wild speculation was more useful than admitting uncertainty.”

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That said, it may be useful to place the most recent stock market action in perspective.

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“This investment helps us push the frontier and make AI more useful in everyday life.”

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