Useful

Definition

useful /'ju:sfl / adj ၁။ အသံုးဝင္ေသာ။ အသံုးက်ေသာ။ a useful gadget/ book/ hint ❍ Videos are useful things to have in the classroom. ၂။ (အလဟႆ မျဖစ္ဘဲ) အက်ဳိးရိွရိွ။ 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 ) အသံုးက်ေသာ။ သံုးလို႔ရတဲ့။ He's a very useful player. ❍ That could be a useful score. ❏ usefully /-fǝli / adv အက်ဳိးရိွရိွ။ Is there anything I can usefully do here? ❍ The money raised could more usefully be spent on new equipment. ❏ usefulness /-fǝlnǝs / n [U] အသံုးဝင္မႈ။ She questioned the usefulness of his research.

Examples

1. Here’s some useful information about travel in Canada.
2. A useful tool/technique/gadget
3. Her book is a useful contribution to our understanding of how Mozart worked.
4. [useful to] : I was useful to them because I could speak French.
5. [useful for] : That basket would be useful for picnics.
6. [useful for doing something] : Old pictures are useful for seeing how people used to dress.
7. [useful (for someone) to do something] : Thanks. It’s useful to know that.
8. Would it be useful for you to ask us some questions?
9. [prove useful] : Keep a record of everything that might prove useful.
10. A useful player