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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 51Թ Forms

  • ܲfܱ· adverb
  • ܲfܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܲfܱ adjective
  • un·ܲfܱ· adverb
  • un·ܲfܱ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of useful1

First recorded in 1585–95; use + -ful
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Hiller believes nicknames can be useful in developing an identity and esprit de corps for young players, who are typically lacking both.

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Given that most domestic terrorism cases have a right-wing motivation, they must want to see more terrorism: It is useful in cowing the rest of the population.

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The party's financial situation remained perilous, and they needed to assure the invited audience that their alliance would remain useful even after the Communists had been defeated or destroyed.

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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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