/ˈjuːsfəl/
Translation
Helping you to do or get what you want.
Word origin
From use plus the ending -ful, meaning full of use; use goes back to Latin usus.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- usus
- English cognates
- use, usual
Examples
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"Useful" describes something that helps you do a job.
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Useful advice is advice that really helps.
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"Useful for" tells you what job something helps with.
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(1)Grammar articles
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Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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