Useful Meaning
/ˈjuːsfl̩/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving a practical or beneficial use.
Sentence Examples
My computer has got to be useful for something.
The only useful answers are those that raise new questions.
It was a collaboration that produced extremely useful results.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This online dictionary is extremely ____ for learning new vocabulary quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researcher provided some very ____ information that helped us to finish the whole project ahead of schedule today.
Word Origin & History
From use + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance."
— 1960 December, Cecil J. Allen, “Operating a mountain main line: the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 743:
"Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work."
— 2013 July–August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This online dictionary is extremely ____ for learning new vocabulary quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researcher provided some very ____ information that helped us to finish the whole project ahead of schedule today.