useful
US: /ˈjusfəɫ/
UK: /jˈuːsfəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
useful /'ju:sful/- tính từ
- có ích, dùng được
- (từ lóng) làm ăn được, cừ
- a useful footballer: một cầu thủ bóng đá cừ
- (từ lóng) thạo dùng
- to be pretty useful with one's fists: thạo dùng qu đấm của mình
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 ~ (to do sth)
~ (to sb)
~ (for sth / for doing sth) that can help you to do or achieve what you want: a useful gadget / book + It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first. + He might be useful to us. + These plants are particularly useful for brightening up shady areas. + Don't just sit watching television-make yourself useful! + This information could prove useful. + Your knowledge of German may come in useful (= be useful in a particular situation). + Some products can be recycled at the end of their useful life.
2 (BrE, informal) good; satisfactory: He's a very useful player.
usefully adverb: The money could be more usefully spent on new equipment. + Is there anything I can usefully do here?
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
utilitarian, functional, serviceable, practical, usable, of use, beneficial, salutary, advantageous, expedient, profitable, valuable, gainful, helpful, fruitful, productive, effective, worthwhile:
Does this knob serve any useful purpose? We had some very useful conversations with the bank manager.
Collocation
VERBS
be, look, prove, seem | become | make yourself
She told Fred to make himself useful.
| consider sth, find sth
some leaflets which you might find useful
ADV.
enormously, especially, exceptionally, extremely, genuinely, highly, more than
(informal),
particularly, really, tremendously, very
making an exceptionally useful contribution to the debate In all departments, Leeds looked a more than useful side (= they played very well).
| fairly, pretty, quite | equally
The same information is equally useful when negotiating.
| generally, universally
This method has proved the most generally useful.
| potentially | practically
The subject is practically useful and will stand you in good stead when looking for a job.
| undoubtedly
an undoubtedly useful skill
| socially
to provide rewarding and socially useful employment
PREP.
as
useful as a short-term measure
| for
useful for a variety of purposes useful for people who need a short break
| in
She was very useful in dealing with foreign visitors.
| to
information which will be useful to new mothers
Concise dictionary
'juːsfʊladj.
+being of use or service
+having a useful function
