useful
/ˈjuːsfʊl/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈjuːsfʊl/
useful
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short oo vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
u - se - ful -> useful
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ အသုံးဝင်သော။ အသုံးကျသော။ a useful gadget/ book/ hint ❍ Videos are useful things to have in the classroom.
၂။ (အလဟဿ မဖြစ်ဘဲ) အကျိုးရှိရှိ။ do sth useful with one's life. ❍ Is there any way I can be useful while you're cooking? ❍ Don't just sit watching television __ make yourself useful!
၃။ (infml ) အသုံးကျသော။ သုံးလို့ရတဲ့။ He's a very useful player. ❍ That could be a useful score.
❏ usefully /-fǝli / adv
အကျိုးရှိရှိ။ Is there anything I can usefully do here? ❍ The money raised could more usefully be spent on new equipment.
❏ usefulness /-fǝlnǝs / n [U]
အသုံးဝင်မှု။ She questioned the usefulness of his research.
More examples
- 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 to] : I was useful to them because I could speak French.
- [useful for] : That basket would be useful for picnics.
- [useful for doing something] : Old pictures are useful for seeing how people used to dress.
- [useful (for someone) to do something] : Thanks. It’s useful to know that.
- Would it be useful for you to ask us some questions?
- [prove useful] : Keep a record of everything that might prove useful.
- A useful player
Synonyms
helpful, practical, functional, of use, constructive, positive, valuable, handy, nifty, effective, informative, advantageous, all-purpose, applied, appropriate, beneficial, brave, commodious, convenient, expedient, favorable, fit, fruitful, good, instrumental, meet, of assistance, of service, practicable, pragmatic, profitable, proper, propitious, purposive, salutary, serviceable, subsidiary, suitable, suited, toward, utile, worthwhile
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